FDI drivers and barriers in the business environment
An 'FDI-friendly' location may sound easy to define, but is it as simple as offering a favourable tax regime and low barriers to entry?
Incentives
What is a special economic zone?
Since the times of the Ancient Greeks, special economic zones have been used as a tool to promote investment and boost a country's wider economy, but how are they defined and what does the future hold for them?
Northern Ireland seeks renewed energy strategy
The Northern Irish government sees opportunities to boost investment in its renewable energy sector over the next decade but is treading carefully following a previous subsidy scandal.
Is the era of subsidies ending for renewable energy investment?
Subsidies have played a pivotal role in driving FDI into the renewable energy sector and remain an essential part of the market, for now.
Investment incentives explained
The use of incentives to attract foreign investment is widespread, although there are myriad options available to the destination location. Investment Monitor explores the most popular and effective of them.
