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Bloomberg
11 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
UK Finance Leads in Foreign Investment Yet Deals Fall Across Europe, EY Says
The UK's finance industry kept its lead over the rest of Europe in attracting foreign investment last year, although activity across the region slowed, according to professional services firm EY. The country attracted foreign investment for 73 finance projects last year, down by 32% on the prior year, while in second-place Germany, deal volumes fell 16% to 32. Throughout Europe, volumes fell 11%, EY found.
Times
15-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Foreign investment projects drop amid wider European slowdown
Britain hosted the second-highest number of foreign investment projects last year amid a decline in overseas capital flowing into Europe's larger economies, research on Thursday showed. Some 853 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects started in the UK in 2024, according to researchers at EY, the consultancy, a decline of 13 per cent compared with the previous year. France secured 1,025 FDI projects, making the world's seventh-largest economy Europe's leading destination for overseas investment for the sixth year running, although that figure was down by 14 per cent on an annual basis. Germany received the third-highest number of FDI initiatives at 608, a drop of 17 per cent year-on-year. The total number of FDI projects that started in Europe last year declined by 5 per cent
