difficult. This book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between investment, knowledge spillovers and … empirical evidence regarding the spatial dimension of investment, entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers, and features both …-country investment. Innovative methodologies and unique new models are then used to provide lessons and policy implications for economic …

Most foreign direct investment into Russia originates in the European Union: European investors own between 55 percent … major obstacle to investment in recent years. The EU’s pledge to decarbonise places Russia in a difficult situation because … and 75 percent of Russian FDI stock. This points to a Russian dependence on European investment, making the EU paramount …

, Russia is liberalizing its electricity market. Moreover, it has recently established regulatory frameworks to promote … depend on the predictability and credibility of the investment climate. This article identifies potential sources of … uncertainty and regulatory changes that may affect investments in electricity production in Russia. It focuses in particular on …

China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Their engagement has been most evident in the areas of direct … investment, trade and energy security. Investments from these countries can increase the risk of “corrosive capital”, which could … intensifying rivalry between the EU on the one hand and Russia and China on the other, the question therefore arises as to how the …

in terms of Chinese foreign direct investment in, or portfolio flows to, Russia. Meanwhile, Europe remains Russia …China's economic ties with Russia are deepening, particularly in terms of trade and cross-border lending, but less so … become more of a competitor to the European Union on Russia's market. Increasing competition between European and Chinese …

, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - and with Russia have deviated from those of the EU in several important ways. During … - unsurprisingly - underperformed. However, Austrian investments in Russia have shown greater resilience than EU investments … companies that have completely withdrawn from Russia or are in the process of doing so, probably explaining in part why its …