As the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – realise the decade-old prediction that they would become economic superpowers, attention now turns to the global economies that will follow them.
Sectors
More- Aerospace
- Agribusiness
- Alternative/Renewable energy
- Automotive
- Automotive Components
- Automotive OEM
- Beverages
- Biotechnology
- BPO
- Building & Construction Materials
- Building and construction materials
- Business Machines & Equipment
- Business machines and equipment
- Business Services
- Ceramics & Glass
- Ceramics and glass
- Chemicals
- Coal, Oil & Natural Gas
- Communications
- Consumer Electronics
- Consumer Products
- Electronic Components
- Engines & Turbines
- Engines and turbines
- Financial Services
- Fintech
- Food & Tobacco
- Food and beverages
- Forestry
- Healthcare
- Hotels & Tourism
- Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools
- Industrial machinery, equipment and tools
- Information technology
- Infrastructure
- Leisure & Entertainment
- Leisure and entertainment
- Medical Devices
- Metals
- Minerals
- Non-Automotive Transport OEM
- Paper, Printing & Packaging
- Paper, printing and packaging
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics
- Real Estate
- Renewable energy
- Rubber
- Semiconductors
- Software & IT Services
- Space & Defence
- Space and defence
- Technology
- Textiles
- Tourism
- Traditional energy
- Transportation
- Warehousing & Storage
- Warehousing and storage
- Wood Products
JLT report warns of Nigeria instability
Investors receive a stark warning on risks posed by Nigeria’s instability, though some commentators maintain Nigeria is still on the right economic path.
Irish eyes on the Islamic finance prize
Its high growth and relative stability in such times of economic uncertainty has seen myriad countries trying to position themselves as Islamic finance hubs. Ireland is the latest country to do this, and the early signs – including a $2bn sukuk issued on its stock exchange by Goldman Sachs last year – are promising.
Negotiating the MENA sanctions stranglehold
As the EU imposes an oil embargo on Iran and the screws tighten on neighbouring Syria, foreign companies doing business with the affected countries are scrambling to stay on the right side of the law while hedging against their losses.
Mauritius seeks to offer investors stable African foothold
Mauritius' vice-prime minister tells fDi how he is concerned about the impact of the eurozone crisis on the country's exports and tourism sector, but is positive over the country's business environment, which, he says, is an ideal starting point for any investor looking to enter Africa.
Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank expands its African reach
Attijariwafa Bank is the largest financial institution in Morocco and the sixth largest in Africa. Its CEO, Mohamed El Kettani, tells Barbara Njauabout the bank's plans for expansion within Africa, particularly to the unbanked, and of the projects it has funded throughout the continent.
Morocco's modernisation drive draws investor attention
With the largest stock exchange in north Africa, a slew of new projects intended to attract foreign investors and a modernisation drive to improve existing institutions, Casablanca is well positioned to achieve its aim of becoming an international financial centre.
NY and London retain supremacy as top international finance centres
London and New York have maintained their dominance as the world's leading international finance centres, despite scoring lower than in 2010.
Software and IT overtakes financial services as leading FDI sector for projects in 2010
The software and IT sector saw increased FDI in 2010, pulling ahead of financial services as the leading sector for FDI projects in 2010.
Switzerland's insurance claim
As Switzerland opens up its insurance and reinsurance markets, more and more global players in the sector are locating in the country, causing murmurs of concern in traditional European hotspot London
fDi Tools
fDi Intelligence has a portfolio of related products that enable you to get the targeted foreign investment information you need for your role:
For real-time crossborder greenfield investment data on all sectors and locations, click here
To benchmark locations for investment projects, click here
For bespoke reports on companies, locations or sectors, click here