Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index®
The Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index® is a regular survey of global executives conducted by A.T. Kearney. The Index provides a unique look at the present and future prospects for international investment flows. Companies participating in the survey account for more than $2 trillion in annual global revenue.
Current Research
Cautious Investors Feed a Tentative Recovery
A.T. Kearney FDI Confidence Index®, 2012The prospects for near-term recovery are still shaky more than three years since the onset of the global economic crisis, and debt crises loom large. In the 2012 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, we find that FDI flows have picked up slightly in the past two years as investors cautiously reenter the markets. However, this modest optimism could quickly revert to retrenchment as investors weigh potential upside opportunities against downside risks.
The 2012 A.T. Kearney FDI Confidence Index examines future prospects for FDI flows as the world seeks to recover from the global recession and continued economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States. The Index, which first appeared in 1998, assesses the impact of political, economic, and regulatory changes on the FDI intentions and preferences of the leaders of top companies around the world.
Media Highlights
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A Decade-Long Ascent to Economic Power
CNBC, 15 August 2012Turkey has absorbed $110 billion in overseas investment in the past nine years, and it is now the 13th most-attractive destination for foreign investment, according to A.T. Kearney's 2012 FDI Confidence Index.
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FDI rivals turn up the heat on Vietnam
Vietnam.net, 25 February 2012Vietnam remains among the 25 most attractive places for FDI in 2012. However, it is the only Asian nation to fall in the rankings this year, dropping from 12th in 2011 to 14th in 2012.
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Asia remains most attractive investment spot in 2012
People's Daily Online, 10 January 2012Asia, in particular the emerging economies on the continent, remains the most attractive investment destination in the world this year, according to the 2012 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. China, India, Brazil, the United States, Germany, and Australia take the top six positions, confirming that the world economy's center is shifting from the West to the East.
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Prospects for Turkey's inward foreign direct investment resurgence
Today's Zaman, 5 January 2012Foreign direct investment (FDI) can provide a host country with important macroeconomic benefits, by financing the current account deficit and creating employment, and microeconomic benefits, by transferring new technology and creating spillovers.
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China, India and Brazil are top destinations for foreign investors
CFO Innovation Asia, 16 December 2011A foreign direct investment (FDI) rebound will be slow at best and the focus of corporate investments is increasingly on developing markets, according to the 2011 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, a regular measure of senior executive sentiment at the world's largest companies.
Past Reports
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FDI Confidence Index®, 2010
FDI flows will remain disappointing through 2011, as executives are wary of making investments in the current economic climate.
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FDI Confidence Index®, 2007
Investors are once again operating on unstable ground. Yet, despite significant obstacles, FDI has continued to rise.
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FDI Confidence Index®, 2005
China, India, and Eastern Europe have reached new heights of attractiveness as FDI destinations and increasingly will challenge traditional R&D locations in the industrialized world.
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FDI Confidence Index®, 2004
Global executives see the best business environment since 2000, yet a return to positive global FDI flows could be complicated by a new mix of operational risks.
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