Manufacturing remains a key element of FDI, creating thousands of jobs and bringing in billions of dollars in capital investment. fDi ranks the leading states and cities in the sector, and Julie Reynolds analyses the results.
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Rollercoaster year for Indian FDI from the UK
Indian FDI from the UK fluctuated wildly in 2016, reports Julie Reynolds.
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Communications investment still in decline in non-western Europe
Capital investment and job creation on the wane in 'rest of Europe' region, with Russia taking the highest number of projects.
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FDI in western European life sciences sector up in Q4 2015
The fourth quarter of 2015 saw increased investment in the western European life sciences sector, compared with the previous quarter.
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US sees decline in software and IT services FDI
The US software and IT services sector has seen a drop in crossborder investment.
Brazil FDI projects down by 36.9%
Brazil-destined FDI projects dropped by 36.9% between 2011 and 2014, while investment capital during the same period fell by 63.3%.
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Bad end to 2013 for South American FDI
Following a strong third quarter, FDI into South America dropped in the final quarter of 2013.
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/ Software & IT Services
Global software and IT services sector suffers end of year dip
Investment into the global software and IT services sector declined in the second half of 2013.
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/ Middle East & Africa
Software and IT jobs created in Middle East fall
fDi Markets data shows in increase in project numbers coming into the software and IT sector in the Middle East, but the number of jobs created has fallen.
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/ Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific witnesses decline in communications FDI
Investment into the communications sector in Asia-Pacific has been in decline since 2008.
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