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Investing in Ireland

Investing in Ireland: A survey of foreign direct investors examines the main factors that bring foreign direct investment to Ireland and the ongoing challenges in attracting investment.

Hot spots

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Hot spots is an Economist Intelligence Unit research programme, commissioned by Citigroup, which ranks the competitiveness of 120 of the world’s major cities. The Economist Intelligence Unit bears sole responsibility for the content of this report. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s editorial team built the Index, conducted the analysis and wrote the report. The findings and views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.

Agriculture in high-growth markets

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Agriculture in high-growth markets: securing global food supplies is an Economist Intelligence Unit report which discusses the food supply challenges that the world faces in the coming decades; successful measures being taken to expand food production in high-growth countries; and the potential for further improvements in food productivity.

Canada in a globalized economy: an investment perspective

The 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession accelerated a shift in global economic gravity from the developed to the developing world. As Canada, the US and Europe grapple with debt problems and stagnant growth, major emerging markets, such as Brazil, China and India, are prospering conspicuously. How does this changing climate affect Canada’s future as a favoured investment destination?

Global Microscope on Microfinance 2011

The Global microscope on the microfinance business environment 2011 benchmarks and evaluates business and operating conditions for microfinance in developing countries around the world. Commissioned and funded by MIF, CAF and IFC, the Global Microscope 2011 is the Economist Intelligence Unit’s third annual effort to assign ratings to microfinance markets in 55 developing countries worldwide.

Laying the foundations

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Multinationals in Japan

This report, based on a survey of 180 senior exectuvies from non-Japanese multinational companies (MNCs) operating in Japan, assesses how these companies are coping with the challenges of hiring and retaining talented workers and integrating local management into their workforces. The report looks at the skills required by MNCs, whether local hires are fulfilling those needs and what the companies can do about it when they are not.

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Multinational companies and China

This report outlines where China currently fits on the agenda of multinational companies (MNCs) and shows how global companies are recalibrating their China operations in reaction to new realities. Its findings are based on a survey of 328 senior executives conducted in June and July 2011, as well as in-depth interviews with executives of major foreign multinationals, business scholars and market analysts.

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