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Vertical FDI Explained: How Companies Expand Supply Chains Globally
November 19, 2025
Pick up almost any product in your home – a phone, a car part, a bottle of shampoo – and you’re holding the story of multiple economies working together. A single smartphone might rely on lithium from Chile, semiconductors from Taiwan, and assembly lines in Vietnam. The efficiency of that chain doesn’t happen by chance.…
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The UK’s HS2’s Real Impact: What High-Speed Rail Means for FDI Readiness
November 6, 2025
The United Kingdom’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project is more than a rail line. Instead, we can see it as signifying a new era for high-speed connectivity and regional growth. After more than a decade of planning, debates, and designs, HS2 has officially moved from blueprint to reality. Trains capable of reaching 225 mph will…
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Empowering IPAs Through Capacity Building: Reflections from WAIPA’s WIC-SIF 2025 in SharjahÂ
October 30, 2025
Discover how capacity building is shaping the future of Investment Promotion Agencies. Insights from WAIPA’s WIC-SIF 2025 highlight strategies for sustainable growth and FDI attraction.
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Benefits and advantages of foreign direct investment
News & Media
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is made when a business takes controlling ownership in a company in another country, here are its benefits.
Global foreign direct investment fell by over 40% last year, what’s next for 2021?
News & Media
Uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect foreign direct investment in 2021 across the globe.
The top 20 largest economies in the world by GDP
Lists
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is used to provide a snapshot of a country's monetary market value. Here are the top 20 in the world.
Examining the innovative race to building the world’s first hyperloop
FDI Insights, News & Media
By using electric propulsion and magnetic levitation, hyperloop will cut travelling time from several hours to a mere matter of minutes.Â
These North American chains closed the most stores in 2020 due to the pandemic
News & Media
A frightening number of North American stores have gone bankrupt and/or permanently closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
