Diversification

Tashkent on a path to reigniting former glories

[caption id="attachment_59858" align="alignnone" width="658"] A Singapore-based company took a controlling stake in the Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent in 2020, a…

SDG focus: FDI’s role in breaking down inequalities

[caption id="attachment_40880" align="alignnone" width="658"] The poverty and inequality that is rife in Puerto Rico provides an opportunity for US investors…

Why Riyadh is integral to Saudi Arabia’s FDI ambitions

[caption id="attachment_38987" align="alignnone" width="658"] Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District is one of many projects that aim to create a more…

How Beirut’s resilient allure to investors has come to an end

[caption id="attachment_37452" align="alignnone" width="658"] Lebanon’s economic woes have led to to mass protests and ongoing political paralysis. (Photo by Joseph…

Kuwait City looks to Vision 2035 to boost FDI appeal

[caption id="attachment_33920" align="alignnone" width="658"] The Sheikh Jaber causeway in Kuwait City is one of the longest of its type in…

Opinion: Think socio-economic diversity in the workplace can be ignored? Think again.

[caption id="attachment_33671" align="alignnone" width="658"] Companies that take stringent action on their socio-economic diversity tend to reap dividends in terms of…

How Covid and co-working are shaping Kent’s present and future

[caption id="attachment_31665" align="alignnone" width="658"] Kent's tourism hubs such as Canterbury and its famous cathedral have been badly impacted by the…

Opinion: Covid has hastened the demise of big factories in poor countries

[caption id="attachment_25210" align="alignnone" width="658"] Huge manufacturing factories, such as this operation in Ethiopia, are under threat as large companies look…

Site selection is a white Boys’ Club. Break this down and the benefits will stack up.

Putting gender equality at the forefront of investment strategies has become a key goal of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) as…

Opinion: Venture capital companies are blind to the benefits of diversity

When Silicon Valley veteran investor Chamath Palihapitiya was 19, he wrote a letter to pioneer venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins…