FDI Reports09/08/20261 sources
Despite heightened global uncertainty, Europe recorded more than 5,000 FDI projects in 2025, with investment in AI, defense, and low-carbon energy surging while traditional manufacturing slowed. Around 60% of companies expect the region's attractiveness to rise over the next three years, as Europe undergoes a capital restructuring across both industrial and geographic dimensions.
Elena Rossi4 min read
FDI Reports09/01/20261 sources
Despite the global decline in FDI, Europe will still attract over 5,000 projects in 2025, with AI, defense, and low-carbon energy becoming new investment engines, and regional growth momentum shifting toward Central and Southern Europe. Based on the EY European Attractiveness Survey, this article analyzes changes in capital flows and long-term competitiveness.
Michael Vance3 min read
FDI Reports08/30/20261 sources
Despite escalating geopolitical frictions, Chinese direct investment in the EU and the UK rebounded to €10 billion in 2024, marking the first significant increase since 2016. Hungary has emerged as a standout, with the electric vehicle supply chain becoming the core driver, reshaping the traditional European investment landscape.
Sofia Al-Mansour8 min read
FDI Reports08/25/20261 sources
In 2025, European FDI fell by 7%, but behind the more than 5,000 projects landed and 200,000 jobs created lies a shift in investment structure toward AI, defense, and low-carbon energy, as well as the rise of emerging growth poles in Southern and Central-Eastern Europe. Starting from the logic of global capital flows and industry dynamics, this article examines what has changed and what has remained constant in Europe's appeal.
David Chen4 min read
FDI Reports08/23/20261 sources
In 2024, China's direct investment in the EU and the UK rebounded to 10 billion euros, marking the first recovery in seven years. This article analyzes the underlying logic and future trends of this turning point from dimensions such as global capital flows, industrial chain restructuring, regional competition, and policy games.
Sofia Al-Mansour6 min read
FDI Reports08/18/20261 sources
Based on the EY European Attractiveness Survey 2026 edition, this analysis examines Europe's resilience amid shifting global FDI patterns, investment expansion in high-growth sectors, the rise of Southern and Central-Eastern Europe, and long-term competitiveness challenges.
Hiroshi Tanaka5 min read
FDI Reports08/16/20261 sources
In 2024, China's direct investment in Europe rebounded by 47%, marking the first significant growth since 2016. This rebound is not a simple cyclical recovery, but the result of the combined effects of global industry chain restructuring, geopolitical competition, and Chinese companies' strategic upgrades. Behind these phenomena—Hungary's sudden rise, an EV-dominated investment structure, and stricter European regulation—a deeper contest involving capital, technology, and institutions is reshaping the China-Europe investment landscape.
David Chen7 min read
FDI Reports08/02/20261 sources
In 2024, China's direct investment in Europe rebounded to 10 billion euros, with Hungary emerging as a standout and the electric vehicle industry chain dominating greenfield investment. This article analyzes the structural logic and sustainability challenges behind this turning point from the perspectives of global capital flows, regional competition, and policy games.
David Chen7 min read
FDI Reports07/28/20261 sources
fDi Intelligence launches the selection for the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2027 ranking, reflecting changes in global capital's evaluation criteria for European investment destinations. This article analyzes the industrial logic behind the ranking categories, the regional competition landscape, and long-term FDI trends.
David Chen4 min read
FDI Reports07/26/20261 sources
fDi Intelligence has launched the 2027 European Cities and Regions of the Future ranking, revealing the new competitive landscape and trends for attracting foreign investment within Europe through six major indicators.
Hiroshi Tanaka3 min read
FDI Reports07/21/20261 sources
Oliver Wyman's ranking of 1,500 cities shows that Asia is becoming the new global growth center. Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and other cities rank among the top, with business density, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystems driving capital eastward.
David Chen3 min read
FDI Reports07/19/20261 sources
Based on this week's global private equity M&A dynamics, this provides an in-depth analysis of structural trends in capital flows toward energy infrastructure, clean technology, technology, and healthcare, revealing the investment logic under geopolitical and industrial restructuring.
Michael Vance4 min read
FDI Reports07/14/20261 sources
Although Bangladesh's FDI grew by 45% to $1.8 billion in 2025, making it the fastest-growing in South Asia, its scale of attracting investment still lags behind African economies such as Uganda and Ghana. Behind this are deep structural changes, including the shift of global capital from traditional manufacturing to resources and energy, differences in policy reform intensity, and the restructuring of industrial chains.
Sofia Al-Mansour3 min read
FDI Reports07/12/20261 sources
In Q2 2026, global M&A transaction volume reached $1.3 trillion, surging 35.3% year-on-year but declining 18.4% quarter-on-quarter. A handful of mega-deals inflated the total, while deal numbers remained flat, signaling an actual market cooldown. Rising interest rates and antitrust easing reshaped deal structures: private equity receded, and strategic buyers took the lead. Industry valuations diverged markedly, with healthcare commanding a premium and energy representing a value trough. This article analyzes the underlying logic and regional differences of this M&A season from the perspective of global capital flows.
David Chen4 min read
FDI Reports07/07/20261 sources
India's net FDI plummeted from $28 billion to $1 billion in two years, even though total inflows hit a record high of $94.5 billion. This article analyzes the global capital allocation logic behind this trend and its implications for India's long-term economic growth from the perspectives of capital flow structure, profit repatriation, investor exit, and the declining share of manufacturing investment.
David Chen3 min read
FDI Reports07/05/20261 sources
In the first half of 2026, global activist investor activity increased by 5% year-on-year, with particularly strong momentum in the US market. This article analyzes how activist investors drive M&A waves from the perspectives of global capital flows, industrial restructuring, and AI-driven dynamics, and explores their long-term impact on regional economic patterns and industrial chain reconfiguration.
Hiroshi Tanaka3 min read
FDI Reports06/30/20261 sources
In 2025, Malaysia's net FDI grew 41%, but manufacturing investment plummeted while services surged. This article analyzes the deep logic of this structural shift from the perspectives of global capital flows, value chain restructuring, and digital economy development.
Hiroshi Tanaka4 min read
FDI Reports06/28/20261 sources
According to the latest PwC report, global transportation and logistics M&A activities have rebounded significantly, but capital is no longer chasing scale, instead focusing on scarce, irreplaceable high-quality assets, such as cold chain, ports, cross-border infrastructure, and AI-enabled visibility platforms.
Sofia Al-Mansour4 min read
FDI Reports06/23/20261 sources
In 2024, the United States attracted $279 billion in foreign investment, more than twice that of China. The flow of capital is not accidental, but the result of competition in technological depth and industrial ecosystem.
Sofia Al-Mansour3 min read
FDI Reports06/21/20261 sources
According to the latest report from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the global green economy's market value surpassed $10 trillion for the first time in 2025, outpacing the broader market in growth. This article analyzes the structural drivers behind this milestone from the perspectives of capital flows, regional competition, and industrial logic.
Hiroshi Tanaka4 min read
