How to avoid your FDI project turning into a nightmare
Dreaming of an international expansion for your company? Consider these cautionary tips from FDI consultant Douglas van den Berghe first.
Human capital
The future of technology is meant to frighten you. That’s how it works.
Leaders must prepare now for the technologies of the future, but what might they look like? Ruth Hickin of the World Economic Forum and Mike Bechtel of Deloitte Consulting provide a glimpse.
In conversation with: Cities & Collaboration’s Carolina Arriagada Peters
Carolina Arriagada Peters, managing director of consultancy Cities & Collaboration, discusses FDI aftercare, gender equality, sustainability and the UK's post-Brexit future.
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: Want Generation Z to fill the skills gap? Speak their language
The skills gap, along with hefty student debt figures, has plagued the US for many years. Promoting a more creative approach to jobs and career development among Generation Z would help to solve both issues.
Will the North East’s warm welcome keep the FDI flowing?
Newcastle and the North East are famed for their warm welcome, which has helped them to attract major investments from the likes of Nissan and Britishvolt, as well as many major business services providers.
White Papers
A focused effort to save the ‘distracted generation’
Robert Wigley's new book examines the damage being done to Generation Z by Big Tech and sees the free markets advocate call for better regulation as a remedy.
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.
Opinion: The wheels of progress must turn faster on gender equality
On International Women's Day, Courtney Fingar looks at how FDI can help countries and companies to get closer to gender equality, hopefully quicker than the 257 years the WEF predicts closing this gap will take.
Partner content
How Finland’s pandemic response is securing new investment opportunities
Finland is hoping its success in navigating the pandemic will stand it in good stead for a swift economic rebound, but what factors explain such a strong performance and how is the Nordic country stepping up efforts to attract potential investors?
Belfast looks to play to its Brexit advantage
The UK's departure from the EU left Northern Ireland, and capital Belfast, in a unique position, given its border with member state Ireland. This offers the city an appealing message to take to investors.
Opinion: Snobbery about manufacturing jobs is creating a skills crisis in the UK
A reluctance among the younger population to work in a smoky, dirty factory is among the factors holding back the UK's post-Brexit manufacturing industry, writes Investment Monitor's Ruth Strachan.
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