FDI Center’s managing director, Andreas Dressler, was invited to hold the keynote speech at Business Sweden’s annual investment meeting in Stockholm on December 10, 2019. The meeting was attended by Business Sweden’s leadership and the agency’s entire investment attraction team from around the world. Andreas Dressler provided an overview of the key factors currently affecting foreign direct investment and shared his thoughts on how FDI is likely to continue evolving in the coming months and how investment promotion agencies can respond to these developments.
FDI Center and ESCAP have launched the Pledge Amongst IPAs to Advance Gender Equity in Foreign Direct Investment. The pledge aims to increase the number of FDI-mandated organizations that incorporate gender equality into their work and apply a gender lens across their operations and services.