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With 2023 shaping up to be a difficult year for FDI, what can IPAs do to stay ahead of the competition

Last week the OECD published their latest global FDI data for 2022, and the key take-away is that attracting investment is not going to get any easier in 2023. Just as COVID-19 recedes into the distance, so it seems there are no shortage of replacements for our attention including rising…

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Creative Industries

I have finally come out of an 18 month hibernation and got back on the road which feels great. In the last 2 weeks I have been to London, Dublin,…

Greenwashing FDI – The Need For Real Green Strategies and Sustainable Measures

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is set to rebound in 2021 and even jump back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. This optimism is based on GDP growth (+5.8%) and trade forecasts…

Talking Heads – same as it ever was, or maybe not…

COVID Entrepreneurs and the regional opportunity. For decades we’ve battled with the challenge of how to make entrepreneurship more attractive, running initiatives like young enterprise, dragon’s dens and countless initiatives…

Who does Ireland Trade with? Now, after Brexit & beyond

Brexit has been overshadowed by COVID – 19 over the past six months, but recently, it has made its presence felt in a significant way. The UK Internal Market Bill,…

Trade without travel – reality or rhetoric?

COVID-19 has impacted how companies in every country serve their clients in markets worldwide. Government sponsored trade missions and private sector trade shows have been cancelled. 52%of exhibit managers have…

One step forward…?

In the last few weeks British Airways has joined the likes of Qantas in announcing that their Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets will not return to the skies even after international…

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