FDI Center to host online panel discussion on the future of investment promotion
FDI Center, in collaboration with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), will be hosting a panel discussion on “The future of investment promotion: the road ahead for investment promotion agencies”. The discussion will focus on the changing role of IPAs and similar organizations in the current economic situation and what they must do […]
FDI Center participates in webinar on the role of digital technologies in FDI recovery
FDI Center’s managing director, Andreas Dressler, was one of the panelists in a webinar held by the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies on May 19, 2020. Entitled “Optimize investment conditions to accelerate digital economic recovery”. The webinar focused on the role that digital technologies can play in spurring economic recovery as well as in […]
You had an investment attraction strategy. What now?
Since most of the world has gone into lockdown, projections about the likely economic impact have proliferated. These range from “we’ll be fine by the summer” to “this will be the worst economic crisis since the great depression in the 1930s”. The truth is likely to be somewhere in between these extremes, but with each […]
FDI Center presents on investment attraction and retention strategies for free trade zones
FDI Center was invited by AZFA (The Free Trade Zones Association of the Americas) to present at Virtual Trade Summit „Reinventing foreign trade in the era of COVID-19” on April 2 and 3. The webinar provided an opportunity to share ideas on how to face the challenges that the pandemic has created for global investment […]
What investment promotion agencies should do about aftercare now
An effective approach to aftercare is vital for investment promotion and economic development agencies. Most investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and economic development organizations (EDOs) provide some type of aftercare (or “retention”) support to existing investors. Some agencies have dedicated teams or specialists to work with their existing base of foreign (and sometimes domestic) investors. Although […]
FDI Center participates in workshop on concrete measures to facilitate the flow of sustainable FDI
FDI Center was invited by the International Trade Center (ITC) and the German Development Institute (DEI) to participate in the workshop on concrete measures to facilitate the flow of sustainable FDI held on March 11, 2020. The event was attended by WTO delegates, government officials, and selected FDI experts from the private sector and international […]
FDI Center participates in CFLD’s China Investment and Business Forum
FDI Center was invited by CFLD to participate in the China Business and Investment Forum on February 27, 2020 in Munich. The event was attended by representatives of German and Chinese companies and facilitated discussions on bi-lateral FDI flows and site selection issues. FDI Center’s Sebastian Reil delivered a keynote speech on the topic “Status […]
FDI Center publishes guide for international expansion
FDI Center and DEIK, the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey, jointly published the Overseas Expansion Guide, which provides practical advice for companies on selecting the right location for their international expansion. The report was launched on December 19, 2019, at DEIK’s annual Overseas Investment Forum in Istanbul, where Andreas Dressler held a presentation on […]
What is FDI in investment attraction?
In practice, “FDI” is any type of international economic activity that a location wishes to attract. On the face of it, the definition of foreign direct investment (FDI) is quite straight forward. According to UNCTAD, which publishes the most widely used FDI statistics, “FDI is defined as an investment reflecting a lasting interest and control […]
FDI Center participates in WTO workshop on investment facilitation
FDI Center was invited to participate in a workshop on “Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing an International Framework on Investment Facilitation for Development”, held at the WTO in Geneva on December 11, 2019. FDI Center’s managing director, Andreas Dressler, contributed a practical perspective to the workshop discussion and participated in a panel on the role […]
