Study: FDI flows to big economies grow 17% - Business - Jamaica Gleaner - Thursday | January 30, 2014

Study: FDI flows to big economies grow 17% - Business - Jamaica Gleaner - Thursday | January 30, 2014: "A new study has identified Ireland, Singapore and Belgium as leading destinations for foreign direct investment flows (FDI) relative to GDP, due to favourable tax and regulatory environments, which have encouraged companies to set up regional headquarters in those markets.

However, in absolute terms, the United States topped the tables with more than US$1 trillion, followed by China with US$563 billion, according to the study by international accountancy firm UHY, released on January 20, which looked at net FDI inflows over the last five years in 33 major economies around the world.

Belgium attracted FDI equivalent to 91 per cent of its GDP - a total of US$442 billion; Singapore attracted the equivalent of 74 per cent of GDP - or US$203 billion in total; and Ireland 44 per cent - a total of US$93 billion."



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