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Eastern Polands infrastructure deficit

Off track: Eastern Poland's infrastructure deficit

While the cities of eastern Poland appear to be well located – offering access to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania as well as links to Warsaw – the reality for many of them is one of infrastructural shortfall, as Courtney Fingar discovers.

Olsztyn's mayor pushes onwards and outwards

Piotr Grzymowicz, mayor of the Polish city of Olsztyn, speaks to fDi about the various projects underway to boost the region's investment attractiveness, including the upgrades to the city's notoriously poor transport infrastructure.

Courtney Fingar

Inside fDi: the FDI route to emerging faster

As the figures in the recently released fDi Report show, the FDI fortunes of developing countries vary from country to country and region to region. However, as Courtney Fingar points out, the universal lesson to be learned is that a period of hardship is not the time to cut an investment promotion budget.

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki: Poland's future looks bright

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, chairman of the partners board at EY Poland and former prime minister of Poland, discusses the challenges facing the country, including why it needs to keep its talent within its borders.

Olsztyns unique investor offering

Brains and beauty: Olsztyn's unique investor offering

The Polish city of Olsztyn's large student population, combined with its natural beauty, give it a unique selling proposition to attract investors. 

Puławy and Lublin carve investment niches

Puławy and Lublin carve investment niches

The cities of Puławy and Lublin have both carved out niches to attract investment, the former having established a reputation in the chemical sector but also in scientific research and the latter as a well-connected academic city. But, says Courtney Fingar, their respective specialties complement each other.

Białystok builds a new economy

Białystok builds a new economy

The region of Podlaskie in eastern Poland might have built its economy on a thriving agribusiness industry, but now is diversifying into new, emerging fields, and harvesting the rewards. 

Belarus

Belarus's tricky task: how the country is coping with external difficulties

With its two closest neighbours on the brink of war and its largest economic partner suffering a downturn, Belarus has found itself in a delicate situation over the past 14 months. Government officials in Minsk tell Courtney Fingar how the country intends to navigate its difficult new path.

Minsk leader looking to challenge perceptions

The Belarusian capital of Minsk has struggled to shed its dour image, particularly when compared with eastern European tourism hotspots such as Prague and Budapest. However, the city's leader, Andrei Victorovich Shorets, is encouraging both tourists and investors to discover what is one of Europe's final frontiers for themselves.

Jamaica

Professional services in paradise: Jamaica's new focus

Renowned as a holiday destination, Jamaica is keen to position itself as a hub for professional services and business process outsourcing in a bid to attract more FDI and create much-needed jobs.

Global greenfield investment trends

Crossborder investment monitor

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Corporate location benchmarking tool

fDi Benchmark is the only online tool to benchmark the competitiveness of countries and cities in over 50 sectors. Its comprehensive location data series covers the main cost and quality competitiveness indicators for over 300 locations around the world.

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Research report

fDi Intelligence provides customised reports and data research which deliver vital business intelligence to corporations, investment promotion agencies, economic development organisations, consulting firms and research institutions.

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