The rust belt states have seen a revival in fortunes, driven by hi-tech and FDI

From historically underperforming when compared with its peers, the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate is now attracting major investment projects.

The announcement of a €1.8bn lithium-ion battery production facility in Thuringia by China's CATL has put the small German federal state on the map.

fDi has compiled its first investment map to identify the leading cities, sectors and companies within each German state based on data from 2013 to 2017. 

For FDI projects to have a positive impact on a region, the investing company may need to connect with local supply chains, something that, as Michal Kaczmarski finds out, economic developers are well placed to help with. 

South Korea has the unenviable task of setting itself up as an investment destination that can challenge nearby heavyweights China and Japan. However, the innovative use of free-trade agreements and pro-business policies are helping the country establish itself as a gateway into north-west Asia.

Since taking office, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has implemented a plethora of new laws and entered into bitter disputes with both the EU and the International Monetary Fund. Could such actions put investors off the central European country?

Poland's minister of economy discusses with Michal Kaczmarski how the country's slowing growth is a 'problem' many of its European neighbours would like to have.

Spiralling currency exchange costs, narrowing wage gaps and increasingly high transportation prices are driving up the cost of manufacturing abroad. For General Electric’s appliances and lighting division this provides the perfect opportunity to repatriate production facilities and invest in manufacturing in the US.