Germany is a major FDI player both within western Europe and globally. fDi takes a look at which cities and regions are the country's standout performers.

The increasing popularity of internet shopping has led to a rise in online retail merchants. But what might seem to be a relatively easy business model to reproduce is being made increasingly complex thanks to the logistics challenges arising from the expectation for next-day shipping, created by online giants such as Amazon. 

While the cities of eastern Poland appear to be well located – offering access to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania as well as links to Warsaw – the reality for many of them is one of infrastructural shortfall, as Courtney Fingar discovers.

India’s new business-friendly government is looking to tackle the country's infrastructure problems as part of its plans to boost economic growth. But will the planned spending be enough to support its expanding manufacturing and service industries, or will outside funding be needed?

As the expansion of the Panama Canal nears completion, ports across the Americas are gearing up to accommodate the increase of traffic that is expected as a result of the extension. 

After more than a century in business, Ursus, a Polish agricultural machinery manufacturer, was on its last legs in 2011. Chief executive Karol Zarajczyk tells Michal Kaczmarski how his company went from nearly perishing to selling a $90m contract. 

Jamaica has set itself the target of becoming the number one global trade hub in the Americas, exploiting its position near the Panama Canal and playing to its strengths as a service-based economy. The country's minister of industry, investment and commerce, Anthony Hylton, tells Courtney Fingar how this ambitious plan is progressing.

Of the five fastest growing destinations of 2014, four are located in Asia. Michal Kaczmarski investigates which countries are on form and why.