REPORT - European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 - fDI Intelligence

SUMMARY

While central banks scrambled to keep inflation under control by raising interest rates last year, international investment remains robust worldwide, driven in particular by mega-projects in critical, forward-looking sectors such as renewable energies and semiconductors.

However, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe fell in 2023, totaling 5,482 projects, down 24% on 2022. On the other hand, the number of projects worth more than $1 billion is admittedly lower than in 2022, but remains relatively high, with 43 projects registered, compared with an average of 11 in the 2010s.

As in previous years, the fDI Intelligence report ranks the most attractive cities and regions by size (large, medium and small), and provides a brief overview.

Keywords: attractiveness, attract, FDI, foreign direct investment, FDI, invest, investors, benchmark, Europe.

Illustration: FDi - European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 (c)