Global FDI Monitor Weekly Intelligence Digest — Week 11, 2026
This week: 1,247 investment signals detected globally. UAE leads MENA with 89 Platinum signals. Amazon AWS confirms $5.3B Saudi Arabia expansion. Samsung Vietnam semiconductor facility breaks ground.
Global FDI Monitor Monthly Investment & Trade Monitor — February 2026
February FDI signal volumes up 18% year-on-year. Technology sector leads with 34% share of all Greenfield signals. India overtakes Germany as third-largest signal destination Country.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q4 2025
UAE records largest quarterly GFR gain (+4.2 points) in history of the ranking. 23 countries improve tier classification. Saudi Arabia enters Top 20 for first time. Singapore retains #1.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2026
Flagship annual publication. 162 pages of decision-ready intelligence covering global FDI trends, 215-Country profiles, sector intelligence, and 10-year forecasts. Includes full GFR 2026 rankings.
Forecasta Quarterly Investment Review — Q3 2025
Q3 2025 sees record VC/PE investment activity in MENA. Green technology FDI accelerates globally. Supply chain reconfiguration signals surge across Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Technology Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC J — 2026
ICT/Technology sector FDI reached $1.2T globally in 2025. Data centre infrastructure dominates greenfield investment. AI infrastructure drives new investment corridors to MENA and Southeast Asia.
MENA Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2026
MENA FDI inflows reached $88B in 2025, highest in a decade. UAE and Saudi Arabia jointly account for 65% of regional flows. Vision 2030 drives transformation of the Saudi investment landscape.
Global FDI Monitor Weekly Intelligence Digest — Week 10, 2026
Week 10 highlights: 8,742 signals tracked globally. MENA countries account for 28% of total Platinum signals. Saudi MISA announces new manufacturing zone incentive package.
Global FDI Monitor Weekly Intelligence Digest — Week 9, 2026
Week 9 summary: 1,189 signals tracked. Vietnam semiconductor zone attracts 14 new tenants. Morocco green hydrogen corridor investment reaches $8.4B milestone.
Clean Energy Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC D — 2026
Clean energy FDI reached $412B in 2025, up 22% YoY. Solar and wind dominate but green hydrogen accelerating. Middle East and North Africa represent fastest-growing destination region.
Asia Pacific Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2026
ASEAN+6 FDI inflows hit $480B in 2025. Vietnam, Indonesia, and India lead growth. Semiconductor and EV battery supply chains reshaping the investment landscape at speed.
Forecasta Quarterly Investment Review — Q4 2025
Q4 2025 closes with record $180B in FDI commitments. Technology and clean energy sectors account for 61%. Gulf states attract $42B across 6 countries in strongest ever Q4.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q3 2025
Q3 2025 GFR update: 18 countries improve classification. Saudi Arabia records highest single-quarter gain +3.1 points. Southeast Asia average GFR rises to 71.4.
Global FDI Monitor Monthly Investment & Trade Monitor — September 2025
September 2025: EV battery investment remains dominant sector with $18B in new commitments. India records strongest month with 312 signals, overtaking China for first time.
Africa Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
African FDI rebounds to $95B in 2025 after two-year decline. DRC, Tanzania, and Morocco lead. Chinese and UAE investors account for 38% of new flows. Critical minerals driving momentum.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
2025 flagship publication. 158 pages covering global FDI trends in 2024. Key finding: supply chain restructuring creates $620B in new FDI corridors. ASEAN overtakes Europe as #2 destination.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q2 2025
Q2 2025 GFR update: UAE extends lead in MENA at 88.4. Vietnam achieves highest-ever GFR score of 79.4. 112 countries tracked, 28 improved classification vs Q1.
Manufacturing Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC C — 2025
Manufacturing FDI reached $284B in 2024. Near-shoring and friend-shoring driving structural shift. India, Vietnam, and Mexico emerge as top three beneficiaries of China+1 strategies.
Forecasta Quarterly Investment Review — Q1 2025
Q1 2025: Strong start with $210B in commitments. Technology sector dominates. UAE and Saudi Arabia compete for MENA leadership. GFR differentials emerge as decisive location factor.
Europe Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
European FDI inflows recover to $420B in 2024. Germany, Poland, and Ireland lead. Energy transition reshaping competitive landscape. Semiconductor Act driving $60B in new fab investments.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2024
2024 flagship publication. Key finding: Global FDI stabilised at $1.33T. China FDI hit 30-year low in developed world flows. ASEAN and Middle East outperform all forecasts.
Global FDI Readiness Annual Rankings — 2024
2024 GFR Annual Rankings: Singapore leads for 4th consecutive year. UAE #2, Switzerland #3. 215 countries scored across 28 models and 320 indicators. Biggest mover: Vietnam (+14 positions).
Technology Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC J — 2024
ICT sector FDI reached $1.1T in 2023, led by cloud and data infrastructure. AI chip demand driving semiconductor FDI surge. US-China tech decoupling creating $82B in rerouted investment flows.
MENA Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2024
MENA FDI inflows reached $82B in 2023. UAE anchors at $23B, Saudi Arabia fastest-growing at +48% YoY. Vision 2030 projects now represent 34% of all MENA project commitments.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2023
2023 flagship publication. Global FDI fell 12% to $1.37T as interest rates rose. Renewable energy FDI bucked the trend, +24% to $298B. Emerging markets resilient; developed-world flows concentrated.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2022
2022 flagship publication. FDI rebound to $1.58T from pandemic lows. Supply chain restructuring theme dominant. Russia-Ukraine conflict adds geopolitical risk premium. ASEAN emerges as resilience corridor.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2021
2021 flagship publication. Post-pandemic FDI collapses to $929B, lowest since 2005. Greenfield investment down 35%. Resilience-driven sectors (pharma, data, logistics) attract premium flows.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2020
2020 flagship publication. Pre-COVID analysis: Global FDI reached $1.54T in 2019. Digital economy FDI growing fastest. US-China trade tensions already reshaping manufacturing FDI corridors.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2019
Global FDI declined 13% to $1.30T in 2018, largely due to US tax reform repatriations distorting OECD aggregates. Greenfield remained healthy at $889B. Emerging Asia defied the global trend with 8% growth.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2018
Global FDI reached $1.43T in 2017, recovering from 2016 lows. US remained top destination at $275B. ASEAN received record $134B. Digital FDI accelerated, with platform economy attracting $280B globally.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2017
FDI fell 2% in 2016 to $1.75T amid post-Brexit uncertainty and US election volatility. Developing economies absorbed 37% of global flows. China's outbound FDI reached record $183B driven by acquisitions.
Global FDI Monitor Annual Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2016
Global FDI surged 36% in 2015 to $1.76T, highest since the 2007 financial crisis. M&A cross-border deals drove the spike. Developed economies captured 55% of flows for the first time since 2007.
Life Sciences & Pharma Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC L — 2026
Life sciences FDI reached $98B in 2025. Singapore, Ireland, and Switzerland anchor global pharma investment. mRNA and cell therapy manufacturing creating new FDI corridors. India emerges as API manufacturing hub of choice.
Infrastructure & Logistics Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC H — 2026
Infrastructure FDI reached $312B in 2025, up 11% YoY driven by port and rail investment. Southeast Asia and MENA dominate project pipelines. Digital logistics integration driving convergence with technology FDI.
Mining & Critical Minerals Sector Annual Intelligence Outlook — ISIC B — 2026
Critical minerals FDI surged to $74B in 2025 as battery supply chains compete for lithium, cobalt, and nickel resources. DRC, Indonesia, and Chile attract the largest shares. Western nations accelerating friend-shoring strategies.
Semiconductor Sector Deep Dive — ISIC F — 2025
Global semiconductor FDI reached $142B in 2024, up 31% YoY. US CHIPS Act and EU Chips Act together mobilising $110B in public incentives. Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and UAE emerge as fab investment hotspots.
Financial Services & Fintech Sector Outlook — ISIC N — 2025
Fintech FDI reached $61B globally in 2024. UAE DIFC and Singapore MAS attract lion's share of regulated fintech investment. Open banking regulation and CBDC pilots reshaping cross-border capital flows.
Latin America Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
Latin America FDI totalled $184B in 2024. Mexico nearshoring boom adds $32B in manufacturing FDI. Brazil leads in renewable energy investment. Chile and Colombia emerge as digital economy and services hubs.
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa attracted $62B in FDI in 2024. Critical minerals dominate greenfield flows. Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya lead services FDI. AfCFTA implementation unlocking intra-African investment corridors.
Asia Pacific Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
Asia Pacific attracted $460B in FDI in 2024. India overtook China as the region's fastest-growing destination. ASEAN benefited from supply chain diversification with $189B in inflows. Japan and Australia increased outbound flows by 18%.
MENA Regional Investment & Trade Intelligence Report 2025
MENA FDI inflows reached $80B in 2024. Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 programmes attracted $28B, highest in regional history. UAE diversification agenda transitions from hydrocarbon-linked to tech-driven FDI.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q1 2025
Q1 2025 GFR update: 15 countries improve tier classification. India records its highest-ever GFR score of 73.2. MENA average rises to 64.1, led by UAE and Saudi Arabia.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q4 2024
Q4 2024 GFR update: Singapore retains top position at 91.2. Vietnam records strongest emerging market gain +2.8 points. Africa average improves to 51.3 driven by regulatory modernisation in Kenya and Rwanda.
GFR Quarterly Score Update — Q3 2024
Q3 2024 GFR update: Saudi Arabia breaks into Top 20 for the first time. Indonesia gains +1.9 points driven by Omnibus Law implementation. Morocco leads Africa at 66.8.
Global FDI Monitor Monthly Investment & Trade Monitor — January 2026
January 2026 signal volumes: 9,124 signals tracked. Technology leads at 32% of all Platinum signals. UAE MISA announces 47 new investment packages. Saudi Arabia kicks off Q1 with record pipeline.
Global FDI Monitor Monthly Investment & Trade Monitor — December 2025
December 2025 closes the year with $1.89T in cumulative FDI tracked. Year-end signals show 12% growth in greenfield vs. 2024. MENA outperforms all regional forecasts for the third consecutive year.
Global FDI Monitor Monthly Investment & Trade Monitor — November 2025
November 2025: COP30 commitments accelerate clean energy FDI pledges to $380B. Southeast Asia leads with $88B in new announcements. Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines collectively attract 22% of global greenfield signals.
Global FDI Monitor Weekly Intelligence Digest — Week 8, 2026
Week 8: 8,341 signals processed. India semiconductor policy announcement triggers $4.1B in immediate interest signals. Saudi PIF announces $12B technology fund targeting Southeast Asia.
Global FDI Monitor Weekly Intelligence Digest — Week 7, 2026
Week 7: 7,987 signals processed. UAE and India sign bilateral investment treaty covering digital economy. Morocco hydrogen corridor MoU signed by 6 European energy companies.
Semiconductor Geopolitics & FDI Routing — Special Intelligence Report 2025
Special report covering US-China tech decoupling impacts on semiconductor FDI routing. TSMC, Samsung, and Intel expansion strategies analysed. $142B in rerouted chip investment tracked across 38 countries. Friend-shoring clusters mapped for 2025–2030.
Green Hydrogen FDI — Special Intelligence Report 2025
Green hydrogen FDI pipeline reaches $180B globally. MENA, Australia, and Chile lead production investment. Germany, Japan, and South Korea lead import infrastructure spending. 2026 forecast: first commercial-scale trade flows begin.
AI Infrastructure & Data Centre FDI — Special Intelligence Report 2026
AI infrastructure drives $220B in data centre FDI in 2025. UAE, Malaysia, and India emerge as top new destinations. Power availability and grid infrastructure become primary location selection constraints globally.