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Germany’s Solar Renaissance: Reviving the Sunshine Revolution

The global economy is under enormous pressure. Current issues such as inflation, climate change, and Russia’s war on Ukraine together with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic have turned into what experts refer to as a “poly-crisis”. In previous OCO Blogs, we have already reflected on the current issues facing…

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Uncovering the Talent Shift: How it’s Shaping Investment Promotion Agencies

New research shows how the search for talent is impacting Investment Promotion Agencies It’s almost two years since we last conducted our global survey of IPAs and while the environment…

The Gigafactory Phenomenon

A decade ago, Elon Musk coined the term ‘Gigafactory’. What used to be a fancy expression for the first large-scale Tesla sites has now evolved into a frequent investment pattern…

All to play for: The World Cup’s legacy for Qatar

Football is a game full of cliches, ‘leaving it all on the pitch’, ‘keeping it tight at the back’, and ‘there are no easy games at this level’. Another –…

COPportunity: Driving food security and environmental sustainability in the GCC

Between 2012 and 2019, the consensus was that food security was improving globally. But, of course, global food security wasn’t immune to the dramatic change of circumstances from 2019 onwards.…

B2022 Commonwealth Games – Stand up for your medal Birmingham

Birmingham is shining bright… and it’s not just the 30 degrees of sunshine. Courtesy of the West Midlands Growth Company, I attended the Legacy Day of the #B2022 Commonwealth Games…