{"id":103532,"date":"2025-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/fdi-projects-rose-2-3-y-o-y-last-year-fdi-markets\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:00:00","slug":"fdi-projects-rose-2-3-y-o-y-last-year-fdi-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/12\/fdi-projects-rose-2-3-y-o-y-last-year-fdi-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"FDI projects rose 2.3% y-o-y last year -fDi Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UA<\/strong>E recorded a 2.3% y-o-y increase in foreign direct investment (F<\/strong>DI) <\/strong>projects in 2024, reaching 1.3k<\/strong>, and leading the Middle East and Africa region, Al Khaleej<\/a> reports, citing fDi Markets\u2019 2025 FDI report. Investment inflows were concentrated in real estate, business services, and renewable energy.<\/p>\n

The UAE also ranked among the world\u2019s top ten capital-exporting countries. <\/strong>It was the fourth-largest foreign investor in Europe (USD 7.2 bn) and the fifth-largest in North America (USD 14.3 bn).<\/span><\/p>\n

Globally, over 17k FDI projects were announced in 2024 with total capital expenditure declining 6.1% y-o-y to USD 1.3 tn.<\/strong> The US remained the top investment destination, followed by India. <\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> The UAE came in ninth place<\/a> globally in terms of confidence in its FDI front. The country aims to boost the total stock of foreign investments to AED 2.2 tn<\/a> by 2031, and annual FDI flows to AED 240 bn, as part of its national investment strategy<\/a>. Dubai topped the global list for greenfield FDI project destinations in 2024, drawing in AED 52.3 bn<\/a> in capital, and maintained<\/a> its lead in greenfield FDI in cultural and creative industries for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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