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Galway, Limerick and Shannon join forces to create Irish FDI powerhouse

The three cities that comprise west Ireland's Atlantic Economic Corridor – Galway, Limerick and Shannon – are working in union to attract investment and compete with the more renowned locations of Dublin and Cork on the east coast. Jonathan Porter looks at how these aims are being achieved.

India records strong first quarter

The top performer in The fDi Report 2016 has continued its strong growth into the new year

New Zealand FDI hit peak in 2015

New Zealand sees FDI uptick in 2015 and also claimed a record share of total Antipodean investment.

North Africa fails to regain lost ground in 2015

While project numbers are increasing in north Africa, they are increasing more quickly in the rest of the continent.

Bumper year for Kenya-destined FDI

Even without the data for December, it is already clear that Kenya enjoyed a major increase in inward investment in 2015 when compared with 2014.

Global oil and gas FDI continues to decrease

Year-on-year decreases in FDI inflows in the global oil and gas sector look set to continue in 2015, with declining crude oil and natural gas prices likely to further deter interest in the sector.

Tunisia continues eight-year FDI decline

Tunisia’s in-bound FDI has been declining steadily in recent years, down 89.29% since 2008.

A strong first quarter for FDI into Dubai

Figures from the first quarter of 2015 show Dubai to be the leading destination for FDI in the United Arab Emirates.

South Africa's FDI decline continues in 2014

Foreign investment into South Africa has been declining steadily in the past three years, but may see a turnaround in 2015.

Mozambique enjoys year-on-year growth in FDI

Inward FDI into Mozambique has shown year-on-year growth between 2009 and 2014.

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