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Why the future of FDI lies in ecosystems, not industrial estates
Blanca Sorigué, CEO of the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona and vice president of the World Free Zones Organisation discusses a nuanced approach to free zones as FDI incentives.
Talent attraction is becoming a critical part of the FDI equation
Erika Magder, executive vice president of global sales for ResearchFDI, an investment attraction consultancy, shares her views on how talent is becoming increasingly critical for regions hoping to attract FDI.
What if data centres follow the railroad playbook?
Policy makers around the world are chasing FDI in data centres. Martin Kaspar explains why the data centre infrastructure boom may not bring the economic development that IPAs hope it will.
GlobalFoundries adapts to a complex world for semiconductor supply chains – interview
GlobalFoundries VP of global government affairs Matt Krupnick talks supply chain chokepoints, government partnerships and talent development.
Investability concerns prompt mining and market reforms in Indonesia
MSCI and the Chinese Embassy have warned Indonesia that a lack of investment transparency and new mining reforms could threaten its FDI attractiveness.
Europe has struggled to build its chip industry. Ireland may have answers
An established technology industry and its role as a bridge for US companies have put Ireland in a unique position to capitalise on the current semiconductor boom.
Europe versus China: who is ready to take over the Southeast Asian power industry?
Southeast Asian energy systems are a non-existent safety net.
Can Brazil become a key rare earth supplier for the West?
The new episode of Energy Technology explores Brazil’s growing role in the global rare earth industry and whether it can become a key supplier to Western markets.
Start-up ecosystem reshaped by AI, geopolitics and government, says new report
Start-ups in strategic sectors such as defence technology and energy are seeing increased interest, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem 2026 report.
Renewable investment enters a new phase as grids become the limiting factor
Renewable energy investment is reported to exceed $700bn in 2026. Yet the industry’s central challenge is changing. Grid bottlenecks, policy uncertainty and growing demand for firm low-carbon power are becoming more important than access to capital in determining which projects get built.