OCO Global is a technology enabled advisory firm focused on trade, investment and economic development.

We work with our clients to ensure that their international business thrives, by delivering innovative and sustainable outcomes and connecting them to opportunities across the world that create prosperity, employment and economic growth.

Choose Europe

Seeing the diversity of places and economic visions competing for investor attention at MIPIM earlier this month, against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile and protectionist US, made me think that there must be a case for a European FDI attraction strategy.

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Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

OCO has been working with the Liverpool City Region team to dial up the investment ambitions of the city, updating the propositions in Life Sciences, Tech and AI, and identifying new targets and attraction strategies for foreign capital investment...

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Power Struggle - Navigating Uncertainty in the Renewables Industry

The new administration has introduced a series of executive orders that have significantly impacted the renewables industry, actions which have left many in the industry wondering about the future of renewable energy in the US.

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The Great FDI Hustle

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is highly prized and sought after by nations and their governments around the world. In this lively and captivating book peppered with real examples, case studies and anecdotes, Mark O'Connell lifts the lid on an industry which can seem opaque and complex to the outsider.

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L’Art de la Négociation: Trump, Tariffs & the Transatlantic Tug-of-War

President Trump has never seen trade policy as just economics – it’s a high-stakes game, and winning is everything.

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OCO Global Outlook 2025

As we navigate the complexities of a rapidly shifting global economy, staying ahead of the Trade & Investment game has never been more critical.

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