American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai: Chinese FDI in the U.S.

American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (7/27/2010)

The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai says Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States grew 300 percent from 2008 to 2009. More

Invest in America: Guide to Federal Incentives and Programs Available to Investors

U.S. Department of Commerce (6/28/2010)

Invest in America provides a comprehensive guide to incentives programs in a variety of sectors. More

McKinsey: Growth and competitiveness in the United States: The role of its multinational companies

McKinsey & Company(6/28/2010)

McKinsey finds that multinational corporations play a critical role in the United States economy. More

After the Meltdown: Is Globalization Still Good for America?

Jonathan Huneke, Vice President Communications, United States Council for International Business (5/27/2010)

Business globalization, foreign direct investment, and financial activities will all help pull the United States out of recession. More

Handbook Offers Insight On Foreign Direct Investment

Vale Columbia Center (Apr 10)

The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment handbook provides advice for building a FDI-attraction strategy. More

Achieving U.S. Energy Goals — How Americans at Insourcing Companies Are Already on the Job

By Professor MatthewJ. Slaughter (Jan 10)

The U.S. government needs to partner with other governments to find energy solutions and to encourage insourcing and support open capital markets. More

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Much Ado About Some Money

Charles Kovacs, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (10-26-2009)

SWFs will continue to favor the major advanced economies, although they are unlikely to become a significant source of FDI. More

Asian-Pacific Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (8-26-2009)

FDI from Asian-Pacific countries plays an important and growing role in the U.S. economy. More

OCO INSIGHT: A New Investment Paradigm

OCO Global (7-21-2009)

OCO Insight publication explores the major transitions under way in the FDI market, brought about in part by the economic crises and its resulting impact on FDI volumes. More

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: New Investment in 2008

By Thomas Anderson (6-30-2009)

BEA data shows that outlays for foreign direct investors to acquire or to establish U.S. businesses were $260.4 billion in 2008, a 3 percent increase over the previous year. More

Guide to Federal Incentives and Programs Available to Investors

From Invest in America (6-24-2009)

This document contains federal incentives and programs available to investors in the United States based on research conducted by Invest in America staff. More

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Laws Limiting Foreign Investment Affect U.S. Assets

The World Bank (5-26-2009)

Questions have been raised about SWFs’ lack of transparency and the potential impact of their investments on recipient countries. More

Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2009

The World Bank (5-14-2009)

Over 70 percent of government investment-promotion intermediaries miss out on investment and job-creating opportunities by failing to provide accurate and timely information to potential investors. More

Foreign Direct Investment, Productivity, and Country Growth: An Overview

Silvio Contessi and Ariel Weinberger, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review (4-30-2009)

Authors explore evidence of the relationship between foreign direct investment and national growth and the output “multinational sectors” exhibit on labor productivity. More

Is it time to invest in United States solar manufacturing?

Deloitte Consulting LLP (4-29-2009)

The U.S. has the potential to be the next big emerging market for solar. Will it become a leader in solar manufacturing, too? More

American Wind Energy Association Annual Wind Industry Report (2008)

AWEA (4-29-2009)

In 2008, the U.S. wind energy industry brought online over 8,500 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity, catapulting the U.S. ahead of Germany as the country with the largest amount of installed wind capacity. More

North American Cities of the Future 2009/2010

FDI Magazine (4-29-2009)

New York, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco are the top cities in FDI magazine’s 2009/10 North American Cities of the Future competition, which involved data collection for more than 400 cities. More

The Enterprise Of The Future: Implications For Midsize Organizations

IBM (2-19-2009)

The rate and scope of change in the business environment is unprecedented. Organizations that approach this climate as an opportunity are the ones experiencing greater financial returns. Explore the study to learn about the core traits shared by these successful midsize organizations. More

Guidance Concerning the National Security Review Conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS)

U.S. Department of Treasury (2-19-2009)

This document provides guidance to U.S. Businesses and foreign persons that are parties to transactions that are covered by section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950. More

Does Offshoring Still Make Sense?

Archstone Consulting (2-17-2009)

A new study from Archstone Consulting, a leading management strategy and operations consultancy, found that almost 90 percent of the companies surveyed are considering changing – or have begun changing – their manufacturing and supply strategy and are being more and more selective in making offshoring decisions. More