In conversation with: the OECD’s Achim Hartig
Germany Trade & Invest's Achim Hartig has taken over as acting chair of the OECD’s Network of Investment Promotion Agencies. He chats with Courtney Fingar.
Investment promotion
Investment promoters should get ready to shake hands again
While accelerating their digital transformation, IPAs shouldn’t let go of more traditional methods when it comes to engaging investors in a post-Covid world, argues investment promotion specialist David Parker.
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.
Singapore redefines possibilities in hybrid events
The hybrid events model is not new, but the pandemic has prompted event organisers to reconsider opportunities, trends and value in this marriage of the physical and digital. Nowhere are the possibilities more evident than in Singapore.
What can investment promotion agencies do for you?
IPAs can help to alleviate many of the pain points in the investment process – if a company knows what to do with them. FDI consultant Douglas van den Berghe offers guidance on getting the most out of the relationship.
Colombia eyes more FDI as it progresses along precarious comeback trail
Colombia's journey from no-go area to business-friendly outpost has continued over the past Covid-dominated 12 months, but will next year's elections affect its attractiveness to foreign investors?
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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.
Singapore pioneers tech innovation in event management
As we prepare for the return of business travel, a number of technology innovations in event management may offer a vision of the future for in-person conferences and events. How has Singapore leveraged its tech expertise to find answers to entirely new challenges?
The state of play: FDI in Tunisia
Foreign direct investment to Tunisia has gradually decreased over the past decade, but the country still outperforms its closest neighbours.
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A listing of Balkan IPAs
Interested in investing in the Balkans? Investment Monitor's clickable directory offers a guide to investment promotion agencies across the region.
Gender equality makes investments more profitable. Here’s how.
IPAs and corporates should join forces to put gender equality at the forefront of their investment strategies, as it makes sense financially as well as working towards reaching the targets of the fifth SDG.
Opinion: The US and UK must learn to stop worrying and love FDI
Foreign investment to the UK and US often gets bad press, so let’s not forget the jobs, innovation and funding it brings to both countries' economies.
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