http://fdileaders.com the best in inward investment Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:46:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to the European locations which did well in the recent fDi Magazine European Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/13 rankings.  This is a bi-annual exercise to identify the leading European FDI locations based on analysing a lot of numbers. The numbers are important in FDI.  Companies make location decisions based ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/02/14/fdi-rankings/   Continuing our conversations with members of the FDI community, we are very happy to get some insight from David Parker who is Head of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong’s London office. Previously he worked for the Welsh Government’s Trade and Investment operation in London and New York. Here ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/02/05/fdi-insight/ The excitement is building up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in July/August/September.  As well as spectacular sport, it will also be a great chance for trade and investment activity, with over 200 countries participating in the Games.  Various national "Olympic Houses" will be a hotbed of networking ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/26/olympic-win/ The BRICs, the next eleven (N-11), the CIVETs, the EAGLEs etc are now part of our acronym-filled conversation.  The emerging markets have emerged, and are now a big (and ever-growing) part of our FDI landscape.  To hear the latest on their FDI ambitions and attraction activities, Andrew Keable of the KW Group, is organising ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/20/emerging-fdi/ One of our favourite cross-border lawyers Miller Rosenfalck have just produced a guide for companies who want to take up the export challenge.  Produced in partnership with UK Trade & Investment it provides sensible advice and useful contacts for going global. http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/18/export-for-growth/ Congratulations to London, winner of the 2012 City of the Year at the annual Wallpaper Design Awards - judged to be the most happening city in the world.  2012 is a big year for London! http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/13/top-city/ Our friend Michel Lemagnen, Head of Business Intelligence at Greater Helsinki Promotion has looked at FDI performance in the Nordics in 2011, highlighting growth in cross-border investment through M&As and greenfield investments in the first three quarters, but with the action tailing off in the last quarter of 2011.  The forecast for 2012 is ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/08/nordic-fdi/ Well done to Poland for a strong FDI performance in these difficult times.  It is the only country in the EU which doesn't do recessions , and is attractive to businesses across a wide range of industry sectors.  In particular, it currently has a strong shared services and BPO offer; is quickly building up its ICT ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/05/poland-fdi/ Happy New Year! As we start 2012, it is a good time to reflect and look forward.  We are very pleased to welcome Courtney Fingar the editor of fDi Magazine to share her views on where FDI is going and where investment promotion agencies should be focussing their efforts. Q: fDi Magazine recently celebrated ... http://fdileaders.com/2012/01/01/fdi-2012/                                                                                         Seasons greetings & the best for 2012!!! http://fdileaders.com/2011/12/19/seasons-greetings/