Traditional economies (Europe & North America) face huge budget deficits that need addressing; governments need to (and will) run down their budgets. But this mechanism automatically reduces autonomous growth, so how to keep your economy running? The drop of the Euro (from 1.50 to the dollar to 1.20) is generally welcomed as a tool to increase export, and export is certainly contributing to economic growth.
We at Global Arena see export and FDI related; often companies start to export their products to other countries and continents, and only after prolonged success they consider shifting (part of their) production to these export countries. With our GlobalArenaRank methodology we can support companies in their location analyses, to make sure they expand their activities to countries and regions that best serve their needs and expectations.