• Listen Live: Now Playing: The Pacific Shift   |  Up next:

266 results for foreign investment

Filter results:
Sort by:

Opinion

2010: Trouble in the heart of Europe

21 December 2009

As diplomatic notes go, it wasn’t exactly full of diplomacy. Nine embassies, including those of Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan and Switzerland issued a statement condemning the lack of transparency in tenders…

As diplomatic notes go, it wasn’t exactly full of diplomacy. Nine embassies, including those of Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan and Switzerland issued a statement condemning the lack of transparency in tenders…

51

Article

Flag flyers

16 February 2012

Poland’s cluster of aviation companies balances local expertise with heavy foreign investment. Monocle flew in to see the collaboration.

41

Article

Hello from Belo

17 February 2011

Brazil’s third-largest city is well below the international radar compared with Rio and São Paulo. But things are changing in Belo Horizonte, as the economic boom continues to attract major national and foreign investment…

32

Article

La Candelaria

18 March 2010

Even though La Candelaria is in Bogotá’s city centre parts of it feel like a remote Andean village. With its colonial mansions, bohemian atmosphere and plans for regeneration afoot, foreign property buyers are investing in…

Opinion

Capital gains and losses

14 March 2014

House prices and stress levels are rising in London as arguments rage over foreign investment. David Plaisant wonders whether gentrification is the price the city pays for attracting the world’s wealth.

It’s funny how the news tends to cannibalise itself. This week it took spiralling events in Ukraine for the inhabitants of London to question the merits of the city they call home. The British reaction to Russian aggression…

Opinion

Burma’s parliament holds the key for new investment

27 January 2012

When Burma’s new parliament first opened just one year ago, it was roundly dismissed as a front which the country’s authoritarian rulers would use to rubber-stamp their decisions.

When Burma’s new parliament first opened just one year ago, it was roundly dismissed as a front which the country’s authoritarian rulers would use to rubber-stamp their decisions. But this week, as the parliament opens its…

Opinion

Burma dictates the business agenda

10 November 2011

What has been the best-performing Asian economy of 2011?

What has been the best-performing Asian economy of 2011? Is it China? Or maybe Singapore? Incredibly, on some measures, Burma tops the list. This once destitute and still desperately poor country attracted $20 billion (€14…

10

Article

Isle be back

17 January 2008

The poorest prefecture in Japan, Okinawa, in the far south of the country, is experiencing a renaissance as companies large and small capitalise on its relaxed, affordable lifestyle, great beaches and warm climate. And the…

7

Article

Surfing safari

17 September 2007

Rwanda’s capital Kigali is fast becoming East Africa’s communications hub. Foreign investment and a culture of anti-corruption are behind the boom. Monocle watches a city log on.

9

Article

Window of opportunity

17 November 2007

If you’re entering 2008 with a handsome bonus, a generous inheritance or a fat payoff, *Monocle* has identified 10 business opportunities worthy of investment. A mixture of fresh ideas and proven concepts ready for other…

60

Article

Future imperfect

17 January 2013

Sichuan was one of China’s poorest provinces until investment from Beijing and abroad brought boom times to its capital. Chengdu and its ‘pambassadors’ went on a global sales offensive.

Show more
L R

× The Pacific Shift

Schedule

0:00:00 0:01:00

Drag me