While South Korean firms have profited greatly from making investments abroad, the country's GDP is failing to reflect their success. If the domestic economy is to grow in the same way as the large conglomerates, the South Korean government must look to close the gap between investments going in and out of the country by attracting more FDI.

Israel’s Arison Investments’ promotional slogan is ‘doing good business by doing good’. Its chairman and CEO, Efrat Peled, tells Michal Kaczmarski how this slogan is put into action in its projects in the developing world.

Olam International – a Singaporean agricultural products and food ingredients company – is reaping the rewards of its global expansion, which has largely focused on Asia and Africa. But while it has recently revised upwards its long-term net profit forecast, food price volatility, poor weather and its large debts are potential hazards in the horizon.

Car manufacturing was among the hardest-hit sectors during the global financial crisis. However, the industry is undergoing a revival in Asia, where it is helping to drive the region's recent economic growth.

India is passing through the best of times and the worst of times, as a positive approach to foreign investments is gaining momentum across the country at the expense of a lack of attention given to domestic investment.