Glenn Barklie is chief economist of New Statesman Media Group after joining from the Financial Times, where he was the head of benchmarking services for fDi Intelligence. With almost 15 years’ experience in foreign direct investment and economic development, he has worked with many government agencies and corporates, specialising in location benchmarking, rankings and investment trends as well as managing FDI databases.
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