Investment by Ryanair

 Ryanair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4E9lqU619A and https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-orders-300-boeing-737-max-10-aircraft-worth-40bn/#:~:text=RYANAIR%20ORDERS%20300%20BOEING%20737%2DMAX%2D10%20AIRCRAFT%20WORTH%20%2440BN,-10%2C000%20NEW%20JOBS&text=Ryanair%20Holdings%20plc%20today%20(9,delivery%20between%202027%20to%202033 

Government capital infrastructure spending

 Plans to re-open the Ulster canal will come to fruition

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56932303

Falling investment in the UK car industry

Thanks to the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49170387

Investment comparisons between countries

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS?locations=AU-US-CN
and G7 comparison
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/articles/aninternationalcomparisonofgrossfixedcapitalformation/2017-11-02#gross-fixed-capital-formation-as-a-percentage-of-gross-domestic-product

Factors affecting investment

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/136672/economics/factors-affecting-investment/

Broadband: Government capital spending

As reported on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-40478387/matt-hancock-400m-fund-for-ultra-fast-broadband

Investment:Toyota commits to the UK

...reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39297352
and Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/toyota-hands-163240m-investment-boost-to-uk-plant-10803437

Investment: The new McLaren factory in Sheffield

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/mclaren-to-build-16350m-supercar-chassis-factory-in-sheffield-10760584

Investment in UK – Private and Public Sector

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6380/economics/investment-in-uk-business-and-public-sector/

Light rail in Addis: A supply side policy

Think of the impact of this on the Ethiopian economy in terms of its effect on the AS/PPF curves

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34549253

Automated milk processing

A good example of capital intensive production from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34266212

Nissan and Hitachi invest in the North-East

Thanks to the BBC for these 2 stories

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34136541 Nissan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-34130229 Hitachi

Unit 2: Investment: The Swansea Bay lagoon

A huge potential project reports the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26087779#

Unit 2: Investment in the UK

Great example of private sector infrastructure investment in the London Gateway super port (thanks to tutor2u for pointing out this FT video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mZ7NkJMWLtg#at=113

Unit 2: Investment: Revision

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-investment-in-uk-economy-remains-low

Unit 2: Investment: Dyson's new production line in Singapore

High tech to produce a quality product

http://news.sky.com/story/1055505/dyson-to-clean-up-with-new-singapore-factory

Unit 2: Nissan announces £250m investment

...in its UK operations, according to Ch4

http://www.channel4.com/news/nissan-to-create-1-000-jobs-for-uk-with-new-investment

a) Explain how this investment is likely to result in a larger multiplier effect on the UK economy

Unit 2: An investment boost for the UK economy?

Apparently so according to a Government announcement

http://news.sky.com/story/961586/uk-economy-is-given-50bn-investment-boost Sky
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18881927# BBC

...but this isn't the government spending; they're promising to underwrite projects, not pay for them

Unit 1: Increasing investment in the UK economy

The UK's factors of production will increase as BMW increases its investment in its UK Mini plant

http://www.channel4.com/news/bmw-to-invest-250-in-uk-mini-factories

a) Why is this an example of investment?
b) Explain the effect on the UK PPC of this investment and show this on a diagram
c) Comment on the extent to which this will increase  economic growth in the UK

Unit 2: What determines the level of capital investment by firms?

Nice summary from tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-revision-on-capital-investment