A bi-annual survey of northern European investors, conducted by Scandinavian bank SEB, found that, despite a slight dip in investor sentiment, companies were largely still pursuing their long-term growth plans in China.

A study by financial advisory SmartAsset ranks Omaha, Nebraska as the best city in the US to launch a technology company.

A recent country assessment by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development identified a number of obstacles to Uruguay's economic growth, suggesting that the country needs to develop a strategy to overcome these.

The annual report for 2014 from Unctad was positive about FDI inflows but warned of unequal economic prosperity between developed and developing countries. 

Officials have united under the auspices of the Coalition for Green Trade to call for barriers to be removed on environmental technologies. 

The chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai says that China still has a great deal to offer US investors, though admits to some flash points regarding US companies purchasing up-and-coming Chinese brands.

AT Kearney's annual Global Services Location Index for 2014 reports upon a reassessment of outsourcing strategies and the possibilities for a 'no location' workforce.

The annual Cities of Opportunity Index by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked London as the leading city.

Spanish airport operator AENA is being privatised in what is set to be the largest initial public offering in Europe this year.

The US Department of Energy's $12.5bn network of research and development labs are not fulfilling their full potential, according to Mark Muro, a senior fellow and director at US think tank Brookings' metropolitan policy programme.