Latest articles from Spencer Anderson

St Jude Medical in $670m Costa Rica investment

US-based medical devices company St Jude Medical is investing $670m in Costa Rica.

Caterpillar adding 1000 jobs at Brazil site

US-based construction equipment firm Caterpillar is to add 1000 new jobs to a recently acquired industrial facility in Brazil.

US firms lean toward domestic manufacturing projects

Figures have shown an increase in the number of intrastate manufacturing projects since 2009.

Austria-based Alpla targets BRICs

Austrian plastics packaging firm Alpla is targeting Brazil, Russia, China and India for several new investments.

UK most attractive in Europe for ICT and software investments

The UK has been ranked as the top European country for FDI in the ICT and software sectors, according to fDi Markets

Company profile - Alcatel-Lucent: Wired and sound

French company Alcatel-Lucent has had several tough years financially, but is focusing on emerging markets to spearhead its recovery, says its CEO. As for Europe, he calls on businesses to show more will power and entrepreneurial spirit. Spencer Anderson reports

Q&A: Barham Salih - Leading the revival

Spencer Anderson talks to the prime minister of Kurdistan about how the Iraqi region's links with Turkey and Iran are helping it set an example to the rest of the country when it comes to attracting investment

Iran: A defiant spirit

Sanctions have made it difficult for foreign firms to do business in Iran, but this has not stopped the country from striving to attract more investment through tax incentives and the opening up of its financial section, Spencer Anderson reports

Business reform activity continues after record year

After the number of regulatory reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing business hit a record level last year, active efforts towards reform continue in some of the fastest-reforming countries, such as Egypt

US giants in job-cutting spree

A number of US-headquartered firms are to slash jobs worldwide

Global greenfield investment trends

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Corporate location benchmarking tool

fDi Benchmark is the only online tool to benchmark the competitiveness of countries and cities in over 50 sectors. Its comprehensive location data series covers the main cost and quality competitiveness indicators for over 300 locations around the world.

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Research report

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