All articles by Douglas van den Berghe

Douglas van den Berghe is an expert on FDI, SEZs and competitiveness. He is the CEO of NxtZones.com and FDI 4.0.

Who is in the driving seat when it comes to globalisation?

Thanks to fracturing supply chains, the US-China decoupling and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Davos 2023 – held in Switzerland in…
The future of special economic zones – a best practice model

The UN Conference on Trade and Development's 2019 World Investment Report estimated that between 2014 and 2018, the number of…
Are you ready for FDI 4.0?

The tectonic plates of the most recent industrial revolutions are shifting when compared with previous industrial revolutions: the third and…
How to avoid your FDI project turning into a nightmare

“We need to go to China, everyone else is doing this and if we don't move fast we'll be left…
What can investment promotion agencies do for you?

Carrying out a foreign direct investment (FDI) project is not easy. There are often time pressures at stake and the…

Is the FDI model still fit for purpose?

In its recent Investment Trends Monitor, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says that despite projections for the…
A guide to FDI: When should economic zones be considered?

[caption id="attachment_7563" align="alignnone" width="658"] Economic zones such as the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone have risen in popularity over…
A guide to FDI: What is the point of incentives?

Corporate incentives are often a topic of heated political debate, with many viewing them as providing companies, often foreign ones,…