OCO in the News
01-02-2010: Les poles qui n'ont pas de sens s'arreteront d'eux-memes - Le Nouvel Economiste
04-08-2009: Promotion des investissements au Benin - La Nation
20-02-2009: Foreign Investment flows fall 21% - FT.com
07-03-2008: FDI Model 'under pressure' from emerging economies - Irish Independent
07-03-2008: Economist warns of competitive risks as foreign direct investment falls - Irish Examiner
06-03-2008: 'We need a whole new FDI model': Power - Business World
06-03-2008: A decade of economic evolution and a new animal has pounced. - Irish Independent
06-03-2008: China retains top FDI recipient with $90US bln in 2007 - China Knowledge
05-03-2008: Cowen accused of landing us in e8bn financial black hole - Daily Mail
04-03-2008: Redundancies in 2008 are running 30 pc ahead of last year - Business World
04-03-2008: New Irish jobs from FDI slumps 40pc - Business World
25-02-2008: Crucial cargoes - Financial Times
22-02-2008: La France demeure attirante pour les investisseurs étrangers - Le Monde
20-01-2008: Overseas Investors Buy Aggressively in U.S - New York Times
16-01-2008: Ranking for foreign direct investment is on slide - Irish Independpent
04-12-2007: Northern Ireland woos US - Financial Times
26-09-2007: Ulster firm opens its US base on Wall Street - Newsletter
17-09-2007: Move over London, Belfast coming through - Belfast Telegraph
Press Releases
13-07-2009: FDI, IS IT STILL A PANACEA FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH?
Belfast, July 13th, 2009
FDI evolves in response to the market crises - A new report issued today by the foreign investment advisory firm OCO Global (OCO), outlines that global foreign direct investment (FDI) is still prevalent despite economic woes but is undergoing a major transition in response to the global crisis. OCO’s report entitled, “A New Investment Paradigm” reviews key issues around foreign investment and explores some of the fundamental issues... more
02-12-2008: THE CHANGING FACE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT BRINGS
NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMISE OF JOBS
New York, December 2nd, 2008
OCO Global, a leading authority on foreign investment, today forecast an unavoidable downturn in foreign direct investment through 2010. OCO Global notes that although foreign direct investment statistics are holding up and reflect growth for 2008, a downturn in volumes in 2009 and through to 2010 is imminent...more
01-10-2008: Essential Relocation Tips – Business Facilities
Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 1, 2008
When evaluating an expansion or relocation, look beyond the typical information economic development organisations are giving you. In other words, what location doesn’t offer competitive location costs...more
09-04-2008: FINANCIAL TIMES ACQUIRES INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
FROM LEADING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CONSULTING FIRM, OCO GLOBAL
Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 9, 2008 - OCO Global Ltd today announced that the Financial Times (FT) has acquired its market leading Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) intelligence products, OCO Monitor and Assess.
The acquisition is testament to the market leading position that the Belfast based company has built with its portfolio of products and services for FDI community since its establishment in 2001. OCO Global will expand and strengthen its reputation as the authority on FDI and retains its capacity to develop innovative products for the FDI arena more...
04-03-2008: Global Foreign Direct Investment grows to almost $1 trillion in 2007
OCO Global, the leading authority on foreign investment, today released its global foreign direct investment (FDI) data for 2007. The data, compiled by OCO Monitor™ revealed that the volume of international cross-border foreign direct investment grew by 5.1% in 2007 reaching $947 billion. This data relates to new and expansion FDI projects that were announced by companies during 2007. The capital investment associated with these projects is expected to create an estimated 2.9 million new jobs globally.
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15-01-2008: National Irish Bank/OCO Investment Performance Index for 2007 launched
The National Irish Bank / OCO Investment Performance Index for the final quarter of 2007, launched today, shows that Ireland was ranked 14th out of the world’s top 30 economies in 2007. The index, which is adjusted for economy size, shows that Ireland (index value 0.9) was one of the leading developed economies during 2007, only falling below Australia. By comparison, the U.S. was ranked 21st, while the U.K. was ranked at 25th. more...
24-09-2007: Belfast company opens for business on Wall St, New York
OCO, a Belfast based firm specialising in foreign direct investment (FDI) intelligence, location assessment and consultancy has taken a significant step forward in becoming, what is believed to be, the first Northern Ireland company base itself at Wall St in New York, one of the world’s most prestigious locations. more...
18-09-2007: Belfast leading the way in attracting foreign investment
OCO, a Northern Ireland headquartered company, with offices across the world, has launched a new inward investment tracker today, coinciding with the latest foreign direct investment (FDI) indicators (for the one year period July ’06 – June ’07) which have revealed that outside of London, Belfast is now the top ranking destination city in the UK for attracting foreign investment projects. more...
