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Wanderlust – how the head rules the heart when it comes to job relocation

The most common reason for moving to a new location is to create a better quality of life. But what does ‘quality of life’ mean? And how can investment agencies use new insights on this to attract the best talent to their location? In this blog, we look at how…

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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…

Bouncing back? We need to talk about recovery

United won an entertaining Manchester derby by two goals to nothing. Now, a little more than three months later, that date of March 8th seems like a lifetime ago: the…

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread: OCO Global FDI playbook at a time of crisis

FDI will tank in 2020 Let’s not kid ourselves, companies are de-prioritizing all expansion in the short-term and will likely push out investment decisions to at least the second half…

How do you solve a problem like measuring FDI success?

As economic development professionals, we work with agencies in Investment Promotion and Export Promotion (IPAs & EPAs) from around the world, at both national and subnational levels. Many of our…