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fDi Podcast

Exclusive analysis from fDi Intelligence, a publication from the Financial Times, on the latest trends and developments in the foreign investment world. Every month, fDi hosts and guests delve into a ... Read more

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Trump’s trade war shaping new investment promotion strategies

Trump’s trade war shaping new investment promotion strategies

Dozens of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) from all over the globe gathered at the Waipa investment conference in Xi... Read more

24 Sep 2018

32mins

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The geopolitical context behind eight foreign investment trends

The geopolitical context behind eight foreign investment trends

Charles Hecker, senior partner at Control Risk - one of the world's leading political risk consultancies - discusses wit... Read more

29 Jul 2019

15mins

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"The next stage of the Belt and Road initiative comes down to special economic zones"

"The next stage of the Belt and Road initiative comes down to special economic zones"

Henry Tillman, founder and editor of ChinaInvestmentResearch.com, a research firm that tracks Chinese outbound investmen... Read more

1 Jul 2019

13mins

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The demand for 'experiences' and sustainability is disrupting tourism

The demand for 'experiences' and sustainability is disrupting tourism

The next generation of tourists don't want to feel like tourists when touring. In slightly less cryptic words: traveller... Read more

22 May 2019

32mins

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EU-Japan trade deal to create world's largest open economic area

EU-Japan trade deal to create world's largest open economic area

The treaty, signed on July 6, drops tariffs and soft barriers across an area of 600mn people worth a third of the global... Read more

26 Jul 2018

27mins

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MIPIM: Economic developers put on a brave face amid uncertainty

MIPIM: Economic developers put on a brave face amid uncertainty

Another edition of the annual MIPIM international real estate forum has taken place and the fDi editorial team was there... Read more

25 Mar 2019

25mins

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Voices from Hong Kong: Is the financial centre doomed?

Voices from Hong Kong: Is the financial centre doomed?

“The Pearl of the Orient” has built a reputation for stability and modernity over the decades, with its iconic financial... Read more

16 Oct 2019

34mins

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Hunting for string in the labyrinth. How can investors safely navigate current sanctions regimes?

Hunting for string in the labyrinth. How can investors safely navigate current sanctions regimes?

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has made sanctions a distinctive element of his foreign policy. In fac... Read more

26 Nov 2019

20mins

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Doing FDI in Afghanistan

Doing FDI in Afghanistan

Plagued by decades of violence and conflict, the country is no ordinary place for doing business. Yet a slowly improving... Read more

6 Nov 2019

22mins

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How can non-capital cities compete?

How can non-capital cities compete?

Cities are in an evermore global competition to attract foreign investment. How can they improve their strategy to stand... Read more

19 Sep 2019

20mins

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The spring of development finance

The spring of development finance

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held their annual meeti... Read more

22 May 2018

40mins

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Will democracy be part of Thailand 4.0?

Will democracy be part of Thailand 4.0?

The prime minister of Thailand, General Prayut Chan-ocha, has just wrapped up his first official visits to the UK and Fr... Read more

2 Jul 2018

34mins

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“This is (perhaps) the moment for Indonesia to reach its potential”

“This is (perhaps) the moment for Indonesia to reach its potential”

Ed Ratcliffe, head of research and advisory at London-based think tank Asia House, discusses the FDI outlook in Indonesi... Read more

12 Jun 2019

13mins

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Three FDI sectors Covid-19 will change forever

Three FDI sectors Covid-19 will change forever

Covid-19 has disrupted global markets. While a majority of sectors hope to be able to go back to a "new normal" in the m... Read more

7 May 2020

16mins

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Has Trump become the law of the land - in the UK?

Has Trump become the law of the land - in the UK?

The US administration has ramped up its secondary sanctions programmes against those whom it considers rogue states. Tod... Read more

14 Apr 2020

42mins

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Navigating cannabis investment abroad

Navigating cannabis investment abroad

Jon-Paul Doran, CEO & founder of UK medicinal cannabis company Eco Equity, tells fDi's Sebastian Shehadi about his e... Read more

16 Mar 2020

22mins

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Trump sets “new gold standard” for investment protection

Trump sets “new gold standard” for investment protection

The new Nafta, renamed the United States – Mexico – Canada (USMCA) agreement, limits the scope for international arbitra... Read more

23 Jan 2020

17mins

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FDI in the digital age

FDI in the digital age

What does the digital economy mean for businesses' international expansion? Nigel Vaz, CEO of digital transformation con... Read more

17 Dec 2019

24mins

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How to invest in social progress

How to invest in social progress

Michael Green, CEO of the Social Progress Imperative, tells fDi's Sebastian Shehadi how investors can use metrics around... Read more

13 Dec 2019

22mins

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US tax reform to unleash butterfly effect on global FDI

US tax reform to unleash butterfly effect on global FDI

Hailed by Republicans as one of the most important pieces of legislation in recent history, the tax reform approved by t... Read more

22 Feb 2018

20mins

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