While its largest city, Toronto, captures most of the international attention afforded to the Canadian province of Ontario, the investment strategies of three of its smaller cities – Mississauga, Hamilton and Waterloo – show that the area has considerable strength in depth.
Nova Scotia covers all bases
The relatively small and quiet Canadian province of Nova Scotia manages to punch above its weight in the investment stakes, thanks in no small part to its economic development agency, which has taken a creative and thorough approach to attracting FDI.
Ciklum taps Ukraine's talent pool
IT company Ciklum began operations with just four people in an office in Kiev. So, asks Michal Kaczmarski, just how did it get from there to the multimillion dollar, multinational operation it is today?
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North Carolina has emerged as a hub for German business, attracting more than $1bn from German investors between 2008 and 2012.
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While a revival of investment in manufacturing is not on the cards for western Europe, central and eastern Europe stands to benefit from nearshoring investment, a report shows.
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M&A deals have experienced a 14% increase in total value in Latin America in the first half of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012.
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New air route opened between India and Birmingham
The UK city of Birmingham is hoping to attract more investment from India after a new air route between the two was opened.
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M&A deals in western Europe hits low point
M&A activity involving western European target companies is down in August, according to M&A tracker Zephyr.
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