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  • Atlantica Monitor seeks to review and comment on global business, political and social trends that impact business decisions and opportunities. Scanning news sources and commentary in key markets, we offer observations, and welcome dialogue and discussion, on issues of importance here and abroad.

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  • Perry B. Newman is founder and director of Atlantica Group, an international business consulting firm based in Portland, Maine. A columnist, consultant and resource to business and government in North America, Israel and Europe, Newman's full bio can be accessed here.

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  • This is a site offering non-comprehensive commentary and encouraging productive dialogue on issues relating to international business and global affairs. It is not an attempt to provide business or legal advice.

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January 2010

January 04, 2010

Expert to Congress: USA Must Actively Court FDI

In this enligthening report to Congress, the CEO of North Carolina's famed Research Triangle notes that the USA must strategically and aggressively court foreign direct investment. Our competitors are doing it -- and we have to get in the game.

Click here for the report, as posted by the International Economic Development Institute.

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January 01, 2010

Capgemini Predicts: Major Shift in Outsourced Manufacturing to India ... China, Beware!

According to a recent report by leading European consulting firm Capgemini, the coming years will feature a significant shift in outsourced manufacturing to India. Of course, India needs to improve its infrastructure and supply chain logistics, in order fully to capitalize. But, according to Capgemini, the writing is on the wall.

Click here for the story in the Times of India.

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