Why attracting startups is more important than ever
In these times of falling FDI levels, investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and economic development organizations (EDOs) need to widen their investment attraction focus beyond established players. Venture capital funding has remained relatively resilient globally and startups continue to raise money. If you cannot get Google to set up in your location, maybe you can attract […]
FDI Center hosts online panel discussion on the role of special and industrial zones in the economic recovery
FDI Center hosted a panel discussion on “The role of special and industrial zones in the economic recovery”. The panelists included representatives of leading zones in emerging markets across the world: Preston Mendenhall, Executive Vice President at Rendeavour in Africa; Ross Jones, Project Manager at Great Stone Industrial Park in Belarus; Martin Dovat, General Manager […]
FDI Center to host online panel discussion on the role of industrial and special zones in the economic recovery
The world is facing an unprecedented economic challenge. Companies have announced massive lay-offs, closure of several operations, and plans to relocate facilities. Industrial and special zones are an important destination for FDI in many countries worldwide, especially in developing countries. These zones play an essential role in supporting companies and regions to create sustainable economic […]
FDI Center organizes online panel discussion on digital transformation in investment promotion
Digital technology is becoming increasingly important for investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and other organizations responsible for attracting investment to their locations, who are looking for new ways to operate in a challenging environment. Digital approaches have the potential to increase the effectiveness of all of an IPA’s activities, from promoting the location, identifying potential investors, […]
FDI Center publishes article on “The impact of the US-China trade war on the location decisions of firms”
The article by FDI Center’s Sebastian Reil has been published in the Annual Report of the Austrian Chinese Business Association (ACBA) 2020. The annual report includes insights and commentaries by Europe-China business experts and political leaders on the effects of the US-China trade war on business, FDI, and trade. FDI Center’s article provides data and […]
FDI Center hosts online panel discussion on the future of investment promotion
FDI Center, in collaboration with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), hosted a panel discussion on “The future of investment promotion: the road ahead for investment promotion agencies”. The panelists were Pilar Madrigal, Director Investment Advisory, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), Nicola Watkinson, General Manager, The Americas, Australian Trade and Investment Commission […]
FDI Center presents in World Free Zone Organization webinar
FDI Center’s Paola Suarez Buhrmann held a presentation on current FDI trends and the key aspects to consider for attracting and retaining investment in times of uncertainty during the first webinar organized by the Regional Office for Latin America of the World Free Zone Organization(WFZO). The webinar, entitled “Free Zones in the COVID-19 era: Opportunities in […]
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 […]
