Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment: Asia-Pacific Region

The FDI Magazine keeps track of FDI investments worldwide.”In the first six months of 2009, fDi Markets tracked 6644 FDI projects, representing a combined capital investment of $474.6bn and the creation of 1.3 million jobs.”

Compared to the same period last year, this was a decline of 14% .Despite the economic crisis, many large global firms continue to invest in foreign markets in order to gain a foothold and expand market share.

Foreign Direct Investment Tracking

Source: FDI magazine

The Asia-Pacific region remained as the top destination for FDI in 2009, attracting 32% of investments. In Asia, China remains the top country for FDI for the seventh consecutive year.

In terms of foreign direct investment, US companies are still the number one. For eg – US companies like Pepsi, GE are investing heavily in China to capitalize on its domestic growth.

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