The United States and China claim the two top spots in the A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index® for the fourth year in a row. The shift in investor preference from emerging to developed markets has intensified since last year, apparently driven by a flight to the perceived safety of advanced economies.

1. FDI on the Rebound?
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2016 Foreign Direct Investment
Confidence Index®

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2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
The United States tops
the FDI Confidence
Index for the fourth year
in a row.

3. China claims second place
in the FDI Confidence
Index for the fourth
consecutive year.
2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
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4. Europe continues to
be a prime investment
destination, accounting
for 13 of the 25 countries
in the Index.
2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
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5. 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
For the second
straight year,
developed
markets dominate
the FDI Confidence
Index.
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6. 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
Asian economies
continue to perform
well overall on FDI
measures.
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7. 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
Executives are increasingly
turning to FDI for growth
opportunities.
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8. 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
Global business leaders are
almost evenly split on the
global outlook.
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9. 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
Investors see an increase
in geopolitical tensions
as the greatest risk in the
external environment.
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10. For more information about
A.T. Kearney’s 2016 Foreign
Direct Investment Confidence
Index, please visit:
www.atkearney.com/gbpc/
foreign-direct-investment-confidence-index
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