Michael Webb Email & Phone Number

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Belfast, United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Belfast

Research all aspects of foreign direct investment with a focus on location assessment for corporates and investment promotion agencies. Responsible for the data updating and expansion of the fDi Benchmark product along with workingon benchmarking assignments for private and public sector clients along with dealing with client queries.Involved in the analysis of over 900 locations globally covering both national and subnational levels.Led research and data collection on the Locations of the Future series for fDi Magazine helping to rank locations in Asia-Pacific based on attractiveness for investmentEngaged stakeholders to generate more entrants for the series and help raise awareness of the company and its products.

Belfast, United Kingdom

As a Research Assistant at fDi Intelligence, a specialist division of The Financial Times Ltd., I carry out a number of tasks including but not limited to:Researching available sources in order to identify inward investment projects.Inputting inward investment projects and updating missing information on previous projects to greenfield investment monitor database, fDi Markets.Ensuring database is maintained in an accurate and consistent state.Researching available sources in order to identify key determinants of investmentAssisting in the development of information sources.Identifying potential investment leads. Identifying trends in and affecting foreign direct investment globally in order to compile an internal Trend Tracker used by divisional publication, FDI Magazine.Publishing articles for client review and marketing purposes on the divisional website, fDi Intelligence.Providing data support and analysis of cross-border expansions, greenfield investment and foreign direct investment trends for the Sales team.