Countries that can display positive 'soft factors' – such as social peace and tolerance – will stand out to foreign investors. 

Capital cities have tended to grab all the attention and attract the lion's share of investment but now smaller Tier 2 cities are coming into their own, as fDi data reveals. Courtney Fingar looks at a logical evolution.

Manufacturing was the unloved cousin of the investment world but Industry 4.0 and the smart factory concept have resurrected the sector.

Jacopo Dettoni laments that no one – not even Ozzy Osbourne – seems to know what Brexit really means as the deadline hurtles ever closer.

With foreign investment and GDP seemingly undergoing a messy divorce, Courtney Fingar is urging the newly single, and struggling, FDI to strike up a relationship with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Companies and organisations that aren't 'digital first' are risking their futures, writes Courtney Fingar.

Brexit is rarely far from the headlines in the UK. Less heard are the voices of foreign investors, and their views on the subject make uncomfortable reading for Brits.

The mostly harmonious union between FDI and GDP was shattered in 2017, as foreign investment figures fell despite a strong economic performance. As Courtney Fingar discovers, it turns out that GDP was seeing someone else: that harlot trade.

The robots are coming! Populist politicians the world over are raging against various threats to blue-collar jobs, from globalisation to those darned robots. However, says Courtney Fingar, artificial intelligence will still be reliant on the real thing, and those areas that provide these skills will have the least to fear from our new robo-overlords.