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Mega-Event Investment Attraction: How the 2026 FIFA World Cup Drives FDI
June 11, 2026
Discover how mega-event investment attraction works through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and how IPAs and EDOs can convert global exposure into long-term foreign direct investment.
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From Competition to Collaboration: How Regional Partnerships Win FDI Projects
May 14, 2026
For decades, economic development strategies were shaped by competition. Municipalities worked independently to attract investment, highlighting their individual assets, offering incentives, and positioning themselves against neighbouring jurisdictions pursuing similar opportunities. While this approach delivered results in the past, it is increasingly misaligned with how global investors evaluate locations today. In an environment defined by complex…
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Where Are the Best FDI Opportunities? Sector and Country GuideÂ
March 18, 2026
In 2026, global investment is growing again… just not everywhere. After several years of volatility driven by tightening financing conditions, geopolitical fragmentation, and supply-chain realignment, global capital flows began to recover in 2025. On the surface, the rebound looks strong. Global FDI rose by 14% to approximately $1.6 trillion, according to UNCTAD’s Global Investment Trends…
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ResearchFDI’s Strategy & Consulting Division Continues Expansion into 2021
Announcements, Press Release
ResearchFDI eyes further expansion in 2021 in our Strategy & Consulting division that currently serves all over the world.
Amazon profits increased nearly 200% since start of COVID-19 pandemic
News & Media
Amazon reported a near 200-percent rise in profits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with profits rising over US$6 billion.
How data protection laws affect business recruitment
Opinions
Canada and the European Union have created data protection laws to help keep candidate's personal data safe from recruiters.
Are we going to be working from home post-pandemic?
Opinions
As we enter month six of the COVID-19 pandemic, will we continue to be working from home or will we adjust back to the office life?
The tech boom in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic caused big tech companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google to become uncharacteristically proactive.
The EU’s new foreign direct investment screening regulation is now in effect
News & Media
The European Union took a significant step in regulating foreign direct investment as a new screening regulation came into full effect.
The State of the Commercial Airline Industry
News & Media
Global passenger numbers have declined by a staggering 55% compared to last year and less than 60% of aircrafts are grounded, worldwide.
What Working from Home Means for the Future
Opinions
Working from home permanently might have been a pipe dream a few years ago but COVID-19 has made it a widespread reality.
The Great Debate: Reshoring vs Nearshoring
FDI Insights, Opinions
In the months since COVID-19, business and economic disruptions caused by the virus have left companies to rethink their supply chain strategies.
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) FDI Outlook for 2020/2021
FDI Insights
Welcome to our new blog series "FDI Trends Post Covid-19" where we will provide an in-depth look into various different countries around the world and analyze what they are doing to attract FDI.
Regional approaches to deconfinement
Opinions
As the dust starts to settle in the post-coronavirus world, here's how different states and provinces have opted to reopen in the US and Canada.
Industries that saw Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
News & Media
To say the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing lockdown have caused a considerable hole in the world’s economy would be an understatement. With retail business, travel industries, and the service sector taking the brunt of the pandemic’s economic stress, certain business sectors have adapted, experienced growth, and even thrived during the wide-felt lockdown.
