Following a February federal ruling, the Port of Cincinnati has expanded its geographic boundary, boosting its size and capacity.
Payments specialist Klarna checks out the US market
Klarna has become Sweden's next $1bn tech company. Michal Kaczmarski looks at how the company has simplified online payments to the benefit of buyers and retailers alike, and reports on its quest to replicate its existing success in Europe in the competitive US payments market.
Agtech: feeding a growing market
Bringing together agriculture and technology is providing new solutions to old problems. Michal Kaczmarski profiles the locations looking to tap this multibillion-dollar industry.
View from America: doing deals in the US
As political paralysis grips Washington, the US's private equity firms are enjoying their most active period in recent years.
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The Dominican Republic's decade of diversification
Over the past decade, the Dominican Republic has seen its economic fortunes transformed, with an influx of FDI in a diverse range of sectors. Still, divisive political issues, most notably the status of more than 1 million Haitians in the country, threaten to overshadow its broad investment potential.
Cuba starts attracting FDI
After the US lifted several of its significant restrictions on Cuba, foreign investors have moved in on the country.
Positive reactions to US state of the union address
Interest groups, including US trade association, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), and Washington, DC-based think tank, Brookings Institute, have reacted positively to the matters raised in the US president's annual speech.
CEOs less optimistic in 2015: PWC
Though there are pockets of optimism in various regions and countries, the overall tone of PWC's Global CEO Survey for 2015 is a pessimistic one.
US government launches Africa campaign
In a bid to encourage US companies to take advantage of investment opportunities in Africa, the US government has launched a series of programmes aimed at facilitating investment in the continent.
IDB: Latin America and the Caribbean set for 2015 growth
Latin America and the Caribbean region set to record GDP growth of 2.2% for 2015 according to the Inter-American Development Bank.
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