June 18, 2026
FDI Center participated as a partner at Euromed Days 2026, held on June 15–17 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Co-organized by ANIMA Investment Network and Invest Cyprus (CIPA), the event brought together investment promotion agencies (IPAs), development institutions, and private sector leaders from across the Euro-Mediterranean region. FDI Center featured across the program, contributing to three sessions spanning keynote, panel, and workshop formats.
On Monday, June 15, Managing Director Andreas Dressler opened with a keynote on the forces reshaping global FDI. He outlined a landscape that has grown significantly more competitive: countries that were barely on investors' radar 15 years ago are now major players, and governments are increasingly taking an active role in investment attraction appointing dedicated delegates to lead efforts in strategic industries. AI, energy, and defence have emerged as three dominant FDI sectors, and their interconnection is reshaping how capital flows globally. Andreas addressed the rise of new investor profiles, with Gulf and Central Asian investors growing in activity and Chinese FDI re-emerging toward greenfield investment. The session closed with a clear message: today's investors aren't looking for information; they're looking for partners.
On Tuesday, June 16, Andreas moderated a panel bringing together representatives from the Bank of Cyprus, World Association of Public-Private-Partnerships (WAPPP), World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), and IPAs from Cyprus, Morocco, and Malta. The discussion moved through three core questions: the difference between "bankable" and "investable" across different types of capital and project structures; how IPAs and development institutions identify and originate projects that meet investor criteria; and whether and how IPAs should be involved in attracting capital into investable projects. Panelists drew on their own experience to examine the gap between how public institutions evaluate projects and what private investors require, and what it takes for an IPA to go beyond promoting greenfield investment to working effectively with structured, investment-ready projects.
Additionally on Tuesday, Andreas and Senior Consultant Maria Vakulik led a hands-on workshop for IPAs on identifying, structuring, and packaging investable projects to a standard that meets investor scrutiny. Participants worked through the practical steps involved in building a credible project pipeline — from initial identification through to investor-ready presentation.
We thank ANIMA Investment Network and Invest Cyprus for the invitation to participate and for organizing such a valuable gathering of investment professionals.
