Gulf states turn from oil to embrace the energy transition
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are positioning state-backed companies to be global leaders in the energy transition away from hydrocarbons.
Diversification
How Saudi Arabia’s energy transition means more China and less US
Saudi Arabia’s ambitious, but patchy, departure from oil dependence will simultaneously weaken and diversify its geopolitical toolkit.
Opinion: Venture capital companies are blind to the benefits of diversity
Striving for gender and race diversity is always a good end unto itself, but in the venture capital industry homogeneity may actually be hurting returns.
Opinion: Move over economic development, it’s time for equitable development
While women workers have been hit disproportionately hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the move to working from home has the potential to empower the female workforce given the extra flexibility it offers.
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.
Think nearshoring will bring back US manufacturing jobs? Think again
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into focus the need for more regionalised manufacturing that is closer to consumers. Will this bring factory jobs back to the US?
White Papers
US MNCs continue to set up shop in China despite rivalry
While they may not be each other’s preferred subsidiary destination, a larger share of US-based multinationals operate subsidiaries in China than Chinese MNCs have in the US.
Can Caribbean economies diversify from beaches to BPO?
As Covid-19 has hit the tourism industry hard, Caribbean countries are diversifying into agribusiness, renewables, BPO and more sustainable ways of travelling.
Which countries are in deep trouble from a mining downturn?
Investment Monitor’s Mining Vulnerability Index shows that Mongolia is the country most at risk in a mining downturn, followed by Zambia and Australia.
Partner content
Opinion: Stop avoiding social infrastructure – doing good pays off
Diversification, profit, societal value and sustainable development are but a few of the very good reasons for investors to prioritise social infrastructure in a post-Covid world, writes Investment Monitor's Sofia Karadima.
When tax is a factor, where do MNCs turn?
Only a small percentage of subsidiaries of multinational companies are located in low-tax jurisdictions, but Hong Kong takes the biggest share.
Where and how are the top Forbes Global 2000 companies thriving?
The top ten companies in the Forbes Global 2000 list had combined revenues of approximately $1.5trn in 2019. Investment Monitor assesses the changes by geography and business segment.
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