Manufacturing was the unloved cousin of the investment world but Industry 4.0 and the smart factory concept have resurrected the sector.
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Unctad warns on increasing trade restrictions
The UN Conference on Trade and Development has found an alarming increase in countries introducing investment restrictions or rules.
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/ Middle East & Africa
/ Botswana
Gaborone mayor plays to city's strengths
The mayor of the Botswanan capital of Gaborone tells fDi that the city is keen to exploit its expertise in diamond cutting and argibusiness.
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/ Europe
/ Netherlands
Leiden mayor backs city's academic and collaborative credentials
The historic Netherlands city of Leiden may have a small population but it is big on quality, mayor Henri Lenferink tells fDi.
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/ Europe
/ Netherlands
Zwolle mayor highlights collaborative route to success
Zwolle in the Netherlands has many attributes but it is its collaborative spirit that drives its ability to attract investment, says mayor Henk Jan Meijer.
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/ Europe
/ Netherlands
Leiden science park puts vast experience to good use
Leiden Bio Science Park is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. However, there is nothing old-fashioned about its approach to science or attracting investment.
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Special Reports
Eindhoven mayor hails the power of partnerships
After near-bankruptcy in the 1990s, Eindhoven has bounced back – thanks to the combined efforts of private and public partners and knowledge institutes, mayor John Jorritsma tells fDi.
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/ Europe
/ Netherlands
Eindhoven uses its Brainport
Having repositioned itself as a knowledge centre, Eindhoven now boasts 'the smartest kilometre in Europe', and is responsible for one-fifth of private R&D in the Netherlands.
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Zwolle hopes to square the Netherlands' power triangle
A growing population, a healthy economy and specialities in a diverse range of sectors are fuelling Zwolle’s ambitions to join the Netherlands’ power trio.
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Inside fDi
Inside fDi: SDGs can help FDI get over GDP break-up
With foreign investment and GDP seemingly undergoing a messy divorce, Courtney Fingar is urging the newly single, and struggling, FDI to strike up a relationship with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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