Only job creation has defied the downward trend.
Bogotá eyes Latin America tech hub status
Bogotá is one of Latin America's largest cities, but it is beset by housing and transport problems. While it is looking to resolve these issues, it is also focusing on becoming a Latam innovation and technology hub by 2025, as Jason Mitchell discovers.
Idaho’s hi-tech harvest
The north-western US state of Idaho is using a combination of grants and tax incentives to unite technology firms and farmers.
US secretary of commerce lauds TPP and free trade
In an interview at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC in June, US secretary of commerce Penny Pritzker tells Natasha Turak that the Trans-Pacific Partnership underlines the US's global leadership position when it comes to trade.
Idaho governor looks to make business happen quickly
At the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC, in June, Idaho governor Butch Otter told Natasha Turak how the state gets business done quickly and efficiently, and discussed why 'equal' trade is more important than free trade for the US.
The countries behind the coming middle-class revolution
A report by Ogilvy & Mather has identified an emerging middle class that will drive consumer trends and social change over the next 10 years. Stemming largely from Asian countries such as India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, these emerging consumers are increasingly female, young and 'progressive' Muslims. Natasha Turak reports.
New Brunswick premier seeks to extend warm welcome
Brian Gallant, premier of New Brunswick, tells Michal Kaczmarski why his province’s openness to overseas talent holds the key to its FDI future.
Worth the experiment? US second-tier biotech locations make their case
Soaring costs at the US's major biotech hubs such as Boston and California are moving the spotlight to second-tier locations. But how can the likes of Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Maryland stand out from the crowd at attract investment in this lucrative sector? Michal Kaczmarski finds out.
View from America: What will Trump or Clinton mean for foreign investment?
Democrats and Republicans are promising a redrafting of international trade and investment laws in the run-up to the presidential election, but their approaches are markedly different.
Protectionism, Trump and the future of FDI in the US
The result of the US election in November will hinge in large part on the number of voters who feel betrayed by globalisation, which in turn is placing pressure on free-trade agreements. Natasha Turak explores whether a victory for Donald Trump's protectionist policies would dent the US's leading global FDI role.
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