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Category: FDI Magnet

February 19, 2018 FDI Magnet / General

Diaspora engagement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Happy to see a NamSor use case included in the IOM’s report ‘Migration in the 2030 agenda‘. Diaspora engagement to

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October 9, 2017 FDI Magnet / General

Playing a foreign investor’s behavioural biases

Behavioural finance: can you play a foreign investor’s biases towards your goals? Diasporas have a positive impact on trade and foreign investment, but it is critical to engage them in a targeted manner and make sure any “behavioural biases” will work in the favour of investing in YOUR country. 

June 21, 2017 FDI Magnet

#PAS17 global networks in aerospace

We’re at Paris Airshow ‘Le Bourget’ and many investment promotion agencies are there too, looking at attracting FDI. Global networks can help.

June 19, 2017 FDI Magnet / General

VivaTech : international, yet imbalanced

VivaTech : more international, Viva Technologies closes the gender gap but remains imbalanced when it comes to international gaps (North vs. Central & South America, Europe, Asia or Africa)

February 1, 2017 FDI Magnet / General

Making the World More Inclusive in 2017

This week, NamSor API reached a symbolic landmark. We’ve processed over 1bn names, since the API was launched. It’s a

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October 13, 2016 FDI Magnet / General

Using NationBuilder for Diaspora community outreach

  NamSor is unique in its capability to map Diasporas, expatriate networks. We help provide an answer to the perennial

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July 21, 2016 FDI Magnet / General

Diaspora investing for sustainability?

Picture credits: UNCTAD. The UNCTAD World Investment Forum is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya – gathering about 6000 trade and

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June 23, 2016 FDI Magnet / General

#GlobalDiasporaDay – looking back at EMM4Dublin and JNDA2016

Today 23rd of June is #GlobalDiasporaDay. Happy #GlobalDiasporaDay! Check out some international articles & media that are celebrating & discussing

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September 24, 2015 FDI Magnet / General

AEB celebrates 20 years of FDI in Russia

The Association of European Businesses (AEB) gathers the largest European foreign investors in Russia and celebrates its 20 years of

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July 15, 2015 FDI Magnet / General

International Financial Places gathered at Europlace2015 in Paris

Last week, about 1700 people attended Paris Europlace International Financial Forum. We’ve used NamSor API to figure out the attendants’

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