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FDI: Hot Trends, Hot Topics A Global Outlook

Cathy DawsonRed Hot Locations

Argentina

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Cayman Islands

China

Colombia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dubai

Estonia

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Korea

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Mexico

Namibia

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Russia

Serbia Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

Turkey

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

UK

Ukraine

Uruguay

USA

“2011 will be a hard year for globalisation. 2008 showed that our

global era can bring faster growth – but faster declines too. 2009 saw the

benefits of a global response – but in 2010 divisions returned. Asian growth

bounced back, but advanced economies were mired in high unemployment...”

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize Winner

“Change is the law of life.And those who look only to the past or present are certain to

miss the future.”

John F Kennedy, Former President USA

Global Location Trends- IBM Global Business Service – October 2010

Figure 1. Foreign Investment Projects and job creation, 2003-2009


Figure 2. Top ranking destination countries by estimated jobs in business support services – 2009 (08)

Figure 3. Top ranking destination countries by estimated jobs in production– 2009 (08)



Figure 4. Top ranking destination countries by estimated jobs in R&D– 2009 (08)

Figure 6. Job creation through foreign investment in renewable energy, 2003-2009

A. Destination Countries


Figure 6. Job creation through foreign investment in renewable energy, 2003-2009

A. Origin Countries



Figure 7. Top ranking origin countries by estimated jobs – 2009 (08)


Figure 8. Top ranking destination countries for investment from Chinese and Indian companies, by estimated jobs–

(2003-2009)

5.2

9.1

3.4

2.8

14.0

4.5

2.3

1.3

4.7

1.4

Estimated number of jobs, in ‘000


Figure 11. Top ranking destination cities by number of investment projects – 2009 (08)

Estimated number of jobs, in ‘000

1.6

2.7

5.2

2.8

2.4

1.8

4.2

3.4

3.1

Figure 11. Top ranking destination cities by number of investment projects – 2009 (08)


2010 Environmental Performance Index

The top 251 Iceland (93.5)

6 Mauritius (80.6)

11 Malta (76.3)

16 Chile (73.3)

21 Latvia (72.5)

2 Switzerland (89.1)

7 France (78.2)

12 Finland (74.7)

17 Germany (73.2)

22 Czech Republic (71.6)

3 Costa Rica (86.4)

8 Austria (78.1)

13 Slovakia (74.5)

18 Italy (73.1)

23 Albania (71.4)

4 Sweden (86.0)

9 Cuba (78.1)

14 United Kingdom (74.2)

19 Portugal (73.0)

24 Panama (71.4)

5 Norway (81.1)

10 Colombia (76.8)

15 New Zealand (73.4)

20 Japan (72.5)

25 Spain (70.6)

Top 5 cities worldwide

Eco-city ranking

• Calgary, Canada (1st)• Honolulu, United States (2nd)• Ottawa, Canada (tied 3rd)• Helsinki, Finland (tied 3rd)• Wellington, New Zealand (5th)

Mercer, Quality of Living Reports 2010

Top 5 cities by regionEco city ranking

Americas Asia Pacific Europe Middle East and Africa

• Calgary (1st)

• Honolulu (2nd)

• Ottawa (3rd)

• Minneapolis (6th)

• Vancouver (tied 13th)

• Montreal (tied 13th)

• Wellington (5th)

• Adelaide (7th)

• Kobe(9th)

• Perth (12th)

• Auckland (13th)

• Helsinki (3rd)

• Copenhagen (8th)

• Oslo (tied 9th)

• Stockholm (tied 9th)

• Nurnberg (tied 13th)

• Bern (tied 13th)

• Cape Town (30th)

• Victoria (38th)

• Muscat (54th)

• Johannesburg (54th)

• Abu Dhabi (tied 56th)

•Dubai (tied 65th)

Mercer, Quality of Living Reports 2010

Innovation Cities Top 100 Index

Top 30 Nexus cities

Source: 2thinknow Innovation Cities™ Program:www.innovation-cities.com

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