Dear CBI Members and Partners,
Kindly find key trends and download links to the 2018 fDi Report which tracks global greenfield capital investment.
The fDi Report 2018 reveals that greenfield capital investment decreased by 15.2% to $662.6bn, while the number of FDI projects declined by 1.1% to 13,200.
Key FDI trends spotted include:
- The US reclaimed its top spot from India, recording $87.4bn of announced FDI in 2017.
- FDI into western Europe increased 4% by the number of projects and 13% by capital investment.
- FDI into the UK declined across all three indicators, project numbers (-10%), capital investment (-5%) and jobs created (-11%).
- China regained its FDI crown in Asia-Pacific, accounting for 26% of capital investment in the region.
- Poland continued to rise as a key destination for FDI, with the number of FDI projects increasing 25% and capital investment increasing 49%.
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