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India-based MindTree bucks trend to invest in US software development operation
Indian IT consultancy MindTree has announced that it is to open its first US-based development centre to meet the needs of its large customer base in the country.
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London mayor to promote investment through fDi Magazine award
London is using its first place ranking in fDiMagazine's European Cities & Regions of the Future 2012/13 as a way of attracting even more foreign investment, according to the city's mayor Boris Johnson.
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Software and IT services gains ground in the US
The US software and IT services sector witnessed more than double the number of FDI projects in 2011 compared to 2010, but the sector still trails behind the US business services and financial services sectors.
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Have IPAs finally grown to love social media?
While most investment promotion agencies are yet to define a social media strategy, there is almost unanimous agreement that such a strategy can prove key to investment promotion efforts.
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Mauritius seeks to offer investors stable African foothold
Mauritius' vice-prime minister tells fDi how he is concerned about the impact of the eurozone crisis on the country's exports and tourism sector, but is positive over the country's business environment, which, he says, is an ideal starting point for any investor looking to enter Africa.
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Industrial machinery, equipment and tools tops 2011 inward FDI sector tables in Brazil
For eight years, software and IT services has been the most popular sector for inward FDI in Brazil. This changed in 2011, however, when the industrial machinery, equipment and tools sector recorded a record number of projects.
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Software and IT sector enjoys global success in 2011
There has been a global surge in the number of FDI projects in the software and IT sector. Investment in the UK has seen a particular upturn, with the number of projects increasing by nearly two-thirds from 2010's total, and London recording more than 100 projects in the year so far.
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Software and IT FDI projects in Canada boost job creation
Since 2003, software and IT FDI projects into Canada have created nearly 30,000 new jobs.
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Mercosur is prime location for IT and software investments
Argentina. Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are attracting an increasing number of FDI projects, with 2011 seeing a particular spike in the number of projects in the industrial machinery, equipment and tools sector.
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