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Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine

Universities give Ukraine a technological edge

Ukraine's universities are producing tens of thousands of multi-lingual graduates every year, particularly in technology-related subjects. This, combined with low labour costs, is drawing the attention of a number of international companies.

Vladyslav Kaskiv

Investment head vows to get Ukraine noticed

Vladyslav Kaskiv, the head of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine, tells Michal Kaczmarski what the country is doing to get itself noticed on the international stage.

Chris Christie

New Jersey's new investment landscape

New Jersey's proximity to some of the US's biggest metropolises may be a source of envy to some states, but its budget deficit and record on FDI most certainly were not. However, a new governor has brought with him a change in mindset, which has garnered some impressive results. 

Baidu

Latin America show's ICT promise

Despite a slight slowing in the first half of 2012, Latin America's software, IT and communications sector has been showing impressive growth in recent years, with Brazil being the star performer. 

Eurostar stays on track

Eurostar chairman keeps company on track

A three-way management structure and an increasingly competitive market have provided a multitude of challenges for rail operator Eurostar. Now the liberalisation of the European passenger rail market is set to create yet more challenges, as well as opportunities, according to the company's chairman, Richard Brown.

From News

Mexico president plans oil industry reform

The new president of Mexico has signalled his intention to open up the country's oil industry.

From troughs to peaks

From the depths of despair: Latvia's finance minister explains the country's impressive turnaround

Latvia's minister of finance, Andris Vilks, talks about the country's incredible recovery from severe recession in 2009 to being one of the EU's fastest growing economies in 2012.

Nordgold, Russia

Nordgold breaks new ground

Russian gold mining company Nordgold has expanded through many developing markets since its inception in 2007, and is looking to continue growing in regions that more established operators have tended to avoid.

Mining the investment gap

Tajikistan taps mineral resources potential

For years, Tajikistan's economy has been heavily reliant on remittances from Russia, with a severe lack of private investment from both foreign and domestic business. But while Western companies remain cautious about entering the country, the former Soviet republic's vast gold and silver deposits could yet provide a China-fuelled investment boom.

homeward bound

Homeward bound: is the US set for a 'reshoring' boost?

Reviving the US manufacturing industry could cure the country of its economic and employment ills. But convincing companies to relocate is proving difficult, even with the price of offshoring to China on the up.

Global greenfield investment trends

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