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How Finland is making biomaterial investment a core component of its economic future

Natural resources, a strong education system and world-class research capabilities have combined to make Finland a world leader in biomaterial…

Electric dreams: How Costa Rica became a haven for electronics manufacturing and development

Advanced electronics are the platform upon which modern life is built. Increasingly, they are also a prominent support platform within…

How Finland is growing its status as a world-leading healthcare innovation hub

When Covid-19 struck, the global demand for patient monitors and gas measurement modules used in ventilators skyrocketed. GE Healthcare Finland…

Instruments for investment: How Costa Rica is expanding its offerings in a booming medtech sector

In June 2021, US-based Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies announced plans to open a medical device manufacturing facility in Costa…

Return to growth: Florida helps investors expand their onshoring and reshoring options

In November 2020, the EY Election Pulse Strategy Survey revealed that 64% of canvassed US companies with over $1bn in…

Florida lays the groundwork for investment growth

In 2010, reeling from the Great Recession, Florida was entering its second year of double-digit unemployment, with a foreclosure rate…

Homeward bound: Costa Rica responds to nearshoring trends

In December 2020, Intel made a striking announcement. Over the next three years, the tech giant will invest $350m to…

Closing the gap: Costa Rica prioritises gender equality as an investment tool

Number five of the UN’s 17 interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the ambition to “achieve gender equality and empower…

Centre of excellence: Costa Rica’s status as a global advanced manufacturing hub

As Covid-19 began to spread across the world, it quickly became clear there were critical supply shortages of the equipment…

Kazakhstan pursues diversification agenda

Central Asia’s largest economy, Kazakhstan, is pressing ahead with its economic diversification agenda in the face of challenges presented by…