Renewable energy, like most other sectors, has taken a beating during the recession. Ginanne Brownell takes stock of the market's investment prospects.

Environment-related tax incentives are becoming more and more common around the world. Anuschka Bakker of the IBFD examines their impact.

The US government's stimulus package is benefiting research centres such as Argonne, Illinois, where the flow of funds is giving the centre's renewable energy focus a huge boost. By Karen E Thuermer.

Singapore has been ranked by fDi Magazine as the Asian City of the Future 2009/10, with Tokyo and Shanghai following in second and third places, respectively. Jacqueline Hegarty reports on the leading performers.

Reactions from the leaders of Asia's most promising locations for future investment on what the recognition means for them and what makes their cities special.

Investment in the automotive sector was only slightly down in the first nine months of 2009, a boost for an industry hit by a relentless stream of damaging headlines.

Slowing business and rising unemployment are a cause for concern in Latvia as it faces a bleak winter, although government plans to boost Riga's entertainment sector may bring some welcome heat back to the country's ailing economy, reports Courtney Fingar.

A corruption case in France against three African leaders has thrown into question the economic relationships between developed countries and their former colonies, reports Michael Deibert.

The past few years have been turbulent even by Ukraine's standards, but prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko insists the situation will settle after next year's presidential elections, writes Courtney Fingar.

There is a growing trend to improve national food security by investing in foreign farmlands. But will it actually work, or does it raise a whole new range of social and political risks, asks Adrian Lewers of Lloyd's insurer Beazley.

Conventional wisdom states that being part of a cluster is integral to companies operating within certain sectors. Lara Williams investigates whether business clusters justify the huge hype that surrounds them.

Advances in telecoms technology, and the demand for such products in emerging economies, could play a key role in the world's recovery from recession, writes Wendy Atkins.

Ministers from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Namibia and Mauritius tell Wendy Atkins why investors staying away from sub-Saharan Africa should banish their pre-conceptions.

For some businesses being part of a cluster is essential. For others, such close proximity to the competition is undesirable. Yet the former's voice is often heard, and the latter's seldom. In this issue, fDi asks the unasked questions about

Estonia's response to the economic crisis has been ­indicative of how extraordinarily flexible, efficient and non-restrictive its economy is - traits that endear the small, nimble country to foreign investors.

Alongside the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Istanbul the first week of October, Iraq's Anbar province was recognised as fDi Magazine's standout region of the year.

After many years of boom for various countries around the world, the second half of 2008 represented a significant turning point.

Like everywhere, Estonia has been affected by the worldwide global recession. But its response response to the economic crisis has been indicative of how extraordinarily flexible, efficient and non-restrictive Estonia’s economy is -- traits that endear the small, nimble country

The Malaysian government has already ploughed $19bn into reviving the country’s economy. Prime minister Najib Razak tells fDi how he plans to build on the stimulus packages to make the country a first choice for investors

Malaysia’s new prime minister is pursuing a pointed policy of market liberalisation in order to avoid the middle-income country trap. By Jules Stewart.