FDI inflows reached a new high in 2007 in the CEEC region as a whole. Within the region, the shift of new investments to the East continued a decline or at best stagnation was recorded in the NMS, modest growth in Southeast Europe, and a boom in the CIS. For the first time, the four European CIS...

The FDI inflow to Central, East and Southeast Europe reached a new high in 2005, EUR 55 billion, 18% more than in the previous year. But FDI inflow and its growth were unevenly distributed. This publication provides an analysis of recent developments and prospects of FDI in the new EU member...

The FDI inflow to Central, East and Southeast Europe reached a new high in 2006, EUR 77 billion, 30% more than in the previous year. But the FDI inflow and its growth were unevenly distributed. The inflow was stagnating in the NMS-5 but increasing in Southeast Europe and the European CIS. This...

This new, annual publication of wiiw replaces the former wiiw-WIFO Database on FDI. It has become more detailed, containing some 2500 times series, and is more user-friendly than the former one. The wiiw Database on FDI is available in print and PDF as well as on CD-ROM. The latter version...

The FDI inflow to Central, East and Southeast Europe reached a new high in 2006, EUR 77 billion, 30% more than in the previous year. But the FDI inflow and its growth were unevenly distributed. The inflow was stagnating in the NMS-5 but increasing in Southeast Europe and the European CIS. This...

FDI inflows reached a new high in 2007 in the CEEC region as a whole. Within the region, the shift of new investments to the East continued: a decline or at best stagnation was recorded in the NMS, modest growth in Southeast Europe, and a boom in the CIS. For the first time, the four European...

The acquisitions are generally associated to merges. In reality, the two operations are distinct from an economic point of view. When Vodafone adventured for the first time overseas, its expansion methods were the acquisitions. Through these, Vodafone was a minority investor, the rest being...

The article describes the nature, content, significance and benefits of talent management and its processes - the acquisition, development and retention - in the context of human resources management in the organization. It is based on a prerequisite that a well-adjusted and working system of...

It is important for developing countries to enact IT policies that enable them to take advantage of the new technologies and any consequent economic development. This paper attempts to gain an understanding of how developing countries, in particular Venezuela and Nepal, could incorporate...