Multinational enterprises in developing economies are seeing their profits grow at a much faster rate than those in developed countries, according to a report by the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment.

A new free trade zone in Shanghai has had little foreign interest, according to consultancy firm Nexia TS China.

As emerging markets around the world ramp up their tourism offerings, the task of picking out the future stars is a tricky one for the likes of Peter Norman, the senior vice-president of acquisitions and development for the EMEA region at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. He tells fDi why numerous locations in the Middle East and Africa are exciting him.

The ongoing unrest has not deterred investors from Ukraine, with the country continuing to attract foreign capital.

The Polish Ministry of Environment has released a draft of the renewable energy sources act that it is hoped will be passed into law later this year.

Experts believe that the surprise result in Panama's May presidential election will not harm the country's investment attractiveness, which has gone from strength to strength in recent years under the leadership of outgoing president Ricardo Martinelli.

US auto manufacturer, General Motors, has announced that it will spend $449m on next-generation electric vehicles and advanced battery technology production.

A recent survey by the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce shows that German investors are optimistic about the investment opportunities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

A new book, co-authored by a consulting professor at Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and the director of consultancy McKinsey & Company, has dismissed concerns about resource scarcity, and said that innovation will enable continued productivity.