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Where Are the Best FDI Opportunities? Sector and Country Guide
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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Attracting and Retaining Top Talent: A Community Playbook
March 3, 2026
Talent has become one of the most decisive drivers of economic growth, business expansion, and long-term regional competitiveness. For communities, the challenge is no longer simply creating jobs. It is attracting and retaining talent in an environment where skilled workers have more choice, mobility, and influence than ever before. This shift has fundamentally changed how…
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Are Trade Shows Still Worth It in 2026? Here’s the Data
February 5, 2026
Every trade show attendance decision in 2026 comes down to the same question: will this actually produce a measurable return? For most organizations, that question is no longer abstract. Trade shows are among the most expensive line items in the marketing and business development mix. Booth space, travel, freight, staffing, and follow-up costs can all…
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Where Are the Best FDI Opportunities? Sector and Country Guide
FDI Insights, News & Media
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…
Attracting and Retaining Top Talent: A Community Playbook
News & Media
Talent has become one of the most decisive drivers of economic growth, business expansion, and long-term regional competitiveness. For communities, the challenge is no longer simply creating jobs. It is attracting and retaining talent in an environment where skilled workers have more choice, mobility, and influence than ever before. This shift has fundamentally changed how…
Are Trade Shows Still Worth It in 2026? Here’s the Data
News & Media
Every trade show attendance decision in 2026 comes down to the same question: will this actually produce a measurable return? For most organizations, that question is no longer abstract. Trade shows are among the most expensive line items in the marketing and business development mix. Booth space, travel, freight, staffing, and follow-up costs can all…
2026 Economic Outlook: The Global Growth Economies to Watch This Year
FDI Insights, News & Media
By 2026, the global economy won’t be moving at a single speed. Some countries are entering a period of steady, mature growth. Others are accelerating quickly, driven by demographics, industrial expansion, or policy-led investment. A few are slowing as higher costs, trade friction, and labour constraints begin to bite. For economic development teams, this creates…
AEZO Summit 2025 in Angola: Shaping Africa’s Investment Future
News & Media
I am happy to share my reflections having just returned from the AEZO Summit 2025, which took place November 26–28 in Luanda, Angola. This year’s event marked the 10th anniversary of the African SEZs Annual Meeting. With the theme “African SEZs: Catalyzing Sustainable Industrial Investment and Global Value Chains Integration”, the summit brought together representatives…
A Visual Breakdown of Global GDP in 2026
FDI Insights, News & Media
Every year, global GDP rankings quietly redraw the map of economic power. They tell us which countries are gaining influence, which ones are holding steady, and which are beginning to slide. For investors, manufacturers, and site selectors, these shifts are not just academic. They shape where capital flows, where supply chains expand, and where the…
Vertical FDI Explained: How Companies Expand Supply Chains Globally
News & Media
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.…
The UK’s HS2’s Real Impact: What High-Speed Rail Means for FDI Readiness
News & Media
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…
Empowering IPAs Through Capacity Building: Reflections from WAIPA’s WIC-SIF 2025 in Sharjah
FDI Insights, News & Media
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.
Preparing for Robotaxis: What EDOs Need to Know Now
FDI Insights, News & Media
It’s a busy evening in San Francisco and you’re heading out to meet friends. A white taxi glides to the curb. The door unlocks. You climb in. It’s almost like every other taxi experience you’ve ever had…. Except: No driver turns around to ask where you’re going. The scene isn’t speculative. Driverless Waymo taxis are…
ResearchFDI Academy and IEDC Partner to Elevate Global Investment Attraction Training, Launch Celebrated at IEDC Annual Conference in Detroit
Announcements, Press Release
Montréal, QC – [September 24,2025] – ResearchFDI Academy, the industry’s leading expert-led training platform for economic development professionals, is proud to announce its official partnership with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). This collaboration provides practitioners with a professional development pathway to strengthen their foreign direct investment (FDI) expertise and earn the designation of Certified…
Bruce Takefman, President and CEO of ResearchFDI Named as New International Economic Development Council Board Member
News & Media, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 23, 2025, WASHINGTON, D.C. – ResearchFDI and the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) are proud to announce Bruce Takefman, President and CEO of ResearchFDI has been appointed to the IEDC Board of Directors for a two-year term, starting on January 1, 2026. The nomination was approved at IEDC’s 2025 Annual…
