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Top 10 FDI charts of 2024

Our yearly round-up of standout data visualisations and themes

Middle East defies global decline in tech FDI

Funding and courting of tech companies in the region is paying off

The five hurdles to Africa’s continental free trade area

Removing tariffs is just one obstacle to trade between African countries

The rise of nearshoring FDI close to Europe

Manufacturing investment near to western Europe booms amid geopolitics and protectionism

FDI into Africa from GCC hits new heights

Green hydrogen projects drive Gulf investment pledges on the continent

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Sovereign investors splurge on emerging markets

State-owned investment in developing economies reached a decade high of $65bn last year

Why more clarity is needed on investment incentives

Tax incentives are rarely consolidated under one authority in developing countries

Middle East leads global tourism recovery in 2023

Arrivals into region are currently 20% above pre-pandemic levels

The world’s most unequal countries

Lower income economies tend to have more uneven development

Middle East countries lead post-Covid investment rebound

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have seen the largest increase in FDI projects

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