An investor’s guide to North Africa
This investor's guide to North Africa offers a one-stop shop for anyone considering operating in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan or Tunisia.
Christine Patton
Senior economist
Christine Patton is senior economist at Investment Monitor and a global expert on cross-border investment. She joined from the Financial Times where she was head of fDi Markets for the fDi Intelligence division. During her 11 years at the Financial Times, Christine managed the greenfield investment monitor fDi Markets, and was also involved with report writing, and economic and product development.
Articles by Christine Patton
A listing of the Caribbean’s IPAs
Investment Monitor's clickable directory offers a guide to all of the investment promotion agencies in the Caribbean region.
A listing of Australia’s IPAs
Australia is one of the leading destinations for FDI globally. Investment Monitor's clickable directory offers a guide to investment promotion agencies across the country.
G7 corporate tax reform: Is the race to the bottom officially over?
The proposed global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% puts a halt to decades of falling rates and looks to shake up calculations of where and how global companies operate from a fiscal standpoint. Glenn Barklie analyses the implications for international investment.
A listing of IPAs in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is increasing its pull as an FDI location in central Europe. Investment Monitor's clickable directory offers a guide to investment promotion agencies across the country.
UNCTAD World Investment Report 2021: Improvements made, uncertainty remains for FDI
Covid-19 dominates the figures in the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2021, with even the expected 10–15% growth in FDI flows for 2021 coming with caveats.
Asian companies look inwards and fuel region’s growth
Analysis shows Asian companies have established more than three-quarters of their subsidiaries in Asia, preferring to invest in their own country or close to home.
US-UK special relationship stays strong when it comes to FDI
An analysis of where US, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and British companies set up subsidiaries shows that the US and UK have a mutual appreciation, while home comforts are in favour in China.
100 days since Brexit: Has the UK’s allure dimmed for EU companies?
Europe's largest MNCs have 3,671 subsidiaries in the UK across a wide array of sectors, showing just how much the country has to lose should Brexit make it less enticing for European investors.
One year on: Subsidy schemes protect unemployment levels – for now
Subsidy schemes are keeping mass unemployment at bay as much of the world remains in some form of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but at what economic cost?
There’s still no place like home for US financial services companies
The top financial services multinationals have a 50-50 split for domestic and overseas subsidiaries, though the big US players buck this trend with a strong domestic concentration.
A listing of Italy’s IPAs
With a strong industrial cluster, Italy is an attractive location for investors. Investment Monitor’s clickable directory offers a comprehensive guide to investment promotion agencies across the country.
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