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What you need to know about the USMCA Trade Agreement
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If you are doing research on trade agreements you surely would have come across mentions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Everything you need to know about Trade Agreements
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Trade agreements help reduce barriers to international trade, which encourages and makes international trade easier for the countries involved
What are Mergers and Acquisitions?Â
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Mergers and acquisitions involve the consolidation of companies or major business assets through financial transactions between companies.
How to improve ROI with lead generation
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We've put together a list to help economic development organizations build the top strategies for how lead generation can yield the best ROI.
What are Brownfield investments?
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Brownfield investments occur when a company or government entity invests in an existing facility to start its operations in a foreign country.
What are Greenfield Investments?
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Greenfield refers to investments where a parent company establishes a subsidiary in a foreign country. Specifically, Greenfield FDI is when companies set up or expand their business operations abroad, creating brand new jobs and/or facilities from the ground up—as opposed to mergers and acquisitions, which occur when one company buys another.
How does inflation affect FDI?
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Inflation levels on the rise, and questions are being asked about what this means for foreign investors – but how does inflation affect FDI?
5 Recession-proof Target Sectors for Investment Attraction
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In case you're wondering which recession-proof industries could be worth targeting for investment attraction, here are five to consider.
5 ways to use social media for investment attraction
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If you know how to use it correctly, social media will be a vital tool for your investment attraction strategy.
FDI Report – Germany
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, FDI flows to Germany fell considerably - decreasing by 34%, down to $36 billion.
FDI Report – United Kingdom
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Despite the COVID-19 epidemic, the UK has maintained its appeal as an investment destination, ranking second in Europe for total inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2020 and increasing its share of the European FDI market.
FDI Report – France
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The Covid-19 epidemic has heavily struck France. According to data from UNCTAD, FDI inflows have dropped by 47 percent between 2019-2020. The decline in FDI has also reduced the number of jobs generated or sustained by 13% since 2019.