Citizenship by investment programmes – whereby a passport is given to an individual in exchange for a large investment in the country – are being increasingly used by many countries, particularly those of the Caribbean. However, what had largely been viewed as a win-win situation has recently been dogged by security concerns, as Natasha Turak discovers.

One by one, US states are grappling with laws relating to the LGBT community. But does gay friendly necessarily mean business friendly? And while many companies – among them PayPal, American Airlines and Apple – have taken principled stands against anti-LGBT laws, how many will follow?

As the expanded Panama Canal opens, ports in countries such as Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas are investing in harbour facilities and logistics operations with an eye to reaping the commercial benefits.

Corruption, resignations, drug wars: the Mossack Fonseca leak – known globally as 'the Panama Papers' – may have made headlines, but Central America has far more pressing problems to address if it is ever to regain investor confidence.

Andrew Holness, sworn in as prime minister of Jamaica in March 2016, tells Courtney Fingar how his government plans to maintain the country’s current FDI momentum.

On the sidelines of the Caribbean Investment Forum 2016 in Miami in May, government ministers from Grenada, Haiti, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago tell Courtney Fingar how they are working to keep their FDI portfolios well balanced and their economies geared for future growth. 

As political upheaval throughout Latin America allows pro-business governments to flourish, investment consultancy ManattJones is advising companies big and small on entering the region, and its CEO Michael Camunez tells Natasha Turak that Mexico is one of its fastest maturing markets. 

The first fDi Diversification Index analysed island economies and uncovered the link between diversification and levels of overseas investment, with Sri Lanka coming out on top, followed by New Zealand and Malta.

Island economies can hold unique advantages when it comes to FDI, but they also suffer from similar challenges – chiefly struggling to diversify their often small markets. fDi profiles these locations and looks at what they can do to keep their heads above water.