UNCTAD figures show a 31% drop in FDI flows in Q2 2022
Figures published in the latest Global Investment Trends Monitor report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) show…
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Cara Lyttle
Cara Lyttle is a senior investment consultant at Investment Monitor with experience tracking and analysing cross-border investment. She joined from the Financial Times where she was production manager of fDi Markets for the fDi Intelligence division. During her seven years at the Financial Times she also worked as a senior investment analyst and researcher focusing on western Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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How does Singapore punch above its weight when it comes to attracting FDI?
Singapore performs particularly impressively in Investment Monitor’s 2022 Inward FDI Performance Index, which measures a country’s inward investment levels against…
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Why are India-UAE relations scaling new heights?
Aside from ushering in an influx of foreign direct investment (FDI), 2021 represented somewhat of a milestone for both India…
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Why is the East China Sea a potential flashpoint for Japan and China?
Governed by Japan and known as the Senkaku Islands in the country, but the Diaoyu Islands in China, and then…
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How important is an anchor tenant to attracting further FDI to a location?
Securing the right anchor tenant can be hugely lucrative for a country or region’s economy. It not only generates significant…
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Where are the Kuril Islands and why are they so important to Russia and Japan?
A group of islands with a population of only 20,000 have been causing tension between Russia and Japan since the…
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FDI in the Middle East and Africa in 2021: The state of play
The Global FDI Annual Report 2022 shows the number of greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects into the Middle East…
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FDI in 2021: Top foreign investors
The Covid-19 pandemic caused overall greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) project numbers to decline by 17.5% in 2020. However, as the world…
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FDI in 2021: Germany and Dubai lead the winners, China and Paris among the losers
The global market for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 18% in 2021 when compared with 2020 figures, according…
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How did Germany topple the US and become the leading destination country for FDI in 2021?
Germany has overtaken the US to become the leading destination country for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI), recording 1,537 projects…