Short videos promoting investment can really add to a location's marketing campaign, but agencies first need to get their website up to scratch to ensure investors are getting the right information. 

The Olympics and Paralympics showed just what Europe can do. Now we must keep the momentum going.

Ireland has mapped out its road to recovery by targeting specific growth industries and developing its FDI appeal to help get the country working again.

The progressive cities of Europe have woken up to the realities of the new global order and are redoubling their efforts to open trade routes with emerging economies. 

In 2012, with the eurozone troubles still dragging on, Europe should focus on the opportunities that will open up on the continent when it hosts the Euro 2012 football tournament and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In Europe, all eyes are fixed on the eurozone crisis, relegating green legislation to the backseat. But with new investment in sectors such as wind power being needed to help the continent reach its 20% renewable energy target by 2020, is there room for both the economy and the environment on the same agenda?

Is the traditional model of government to blame for Europe's current economic crisis and could countries function more effectively if leaders drew on intelligence from FDI industries asks Douglas Clark.

The euro project now needs strong political leadership if it is to survive the widening gap between its northern and southern members, says Douglas Clark

Inward investment agencies shouldn't overlook small and medium-sized enterprises when it comes to getting on the road back to growth, writes Douglas Clark

Europe needs to be a key partner to the politically unstable economies of north Africa, supporting future economic development as new regimes emerge, writes Douglas Clark