Which industrial parks are set to shine the brightest, and why? Karen E Thuermer surveys the assets of industrially focused areas within free zones around the world and explains why they are ones to watch.
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Locations
/ Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong makes the hard sell
With Hong Kong's investment attractiveness dented by a spate of recent protests, the government is having to work hard to ensure that the city-state's attractiveness as an investment destination is not damaged.
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Sectors
/ Real Estate
What is in demand in 2015 in real estate?
Real estate investment is thriving, with industry-watchers all over the world reporting increased demand. However, as Karen E Thuermer reports, the type of demand differs quite dramatically from country to country and region to region.
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News
Positive reactions to US state of the union address
Interest groups, including US trade association, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), and Washington, DC-based think tank, Brookings Institute, have reacted positively to the matters raised in the US president's annual speech.
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News
Global trade loses momentum: World Bank
Global trade is slowing down, according to a study by the World Bank, hit by shifting trade patterns, low interest rates and soft commodity prices.
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Companies
Little revolutions: how micro-factories are changing manufacturing
The micro-factory concept – in which a small number of products are designed and built in a space that is often no bigger than a desktop – is taking off in the US, with companies such as GE embracing the opportunities it presents to innovate at a low cost.
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/ Automotive Components
Leading the charge: Tesla reads the road ahead for electric cars
As Tesla considers a components deal with BMW, CEO and chief product architect Elon Musk shares his ambitious production targets and details of the $5bn 'gigafactory' in Nevada.
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News
US firms hit reshoring rut: Brookings Institute
US companies looking to reshore their manufacturing operations are facing difficulties, according to a recent report by US think tank, Brookings Institute.
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News
Wyoming top US state for tax
The Tax Foundation's latest index looks at the most hospitable tax systems in the US on a state-by-state basis.
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News
Study targets US skills gap
A new study shines the spotlight on the US states that are ripe for an economic turnaround and those that need more help combatting the skills gap.
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