{ "docId": "019dd923-5ca1-7489-b637-e8b21e5a46ef", "docSlug": "dd552fd87511ae13", "documentTitle": "World at inflection 2025 FDI Confidence Index", "authorId": "Kearney", "authorName": "Kearney", "documentKindSlug": "consulting-deck", "documentKindLabel": "Consulting deck", "sourceTypeSlug": "strategy_consulting", "sourceTypeLabel": "Strategy consulting", "presentationDate": null, "orientation": "portrait", "aspectRatio": 0.678, "pageNumber": 7, "pageCount": 27, "prevPage": 6, "nextPage": 8, "slideType": "regional_insights", "function": "summarize", "density": "dense", "nDataPoints": 12, "notes": "The slide contains two columns of text providing qualitative and quantitative insights into regional market rankings and economic drivers.", "elementsJson": [ "paragraph", "footnote" ], "metadataConfidence": 1, "imagePath": null, "slideHref": "/slides/019dd923-5ca1-7489-b637-e8b21e5a46ef/7", "deckHref": "/decks/019dd923-5ca1-7489-b637-e8b21e5a46ef", "deckJsonHref": "/decks/019dd923-5ca1-7489-b637-e8b21e5a46ef.json", "deckAnchorHref": "/decks/019dd923-5ca1-7489-b637-e8b21e5a46ef#slide-7", "components": [ { "bbox": { "h": 0.35, "w": 0.43, "x": 0.05, "y": 0.05 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "In Asia, Japan's performance improves with a jump from 7th to 4th. Investors specifically cite the market's continued strength in technology innovation and improving economic performance, reflected in part by Japan's tight labor market leading to the strongest wage growth since the 1990s. China slips from 3rd to 6th, which likely reflects the market's economic challenges, including an ongoing property crisis, alongside rising uncertainty in US-China relations, particularly as they relate to trade. Nevertheless, investors are buoyed by China's tech innovation, a sentiment perhaps boosted by the launch of a popular AI assistant by Chinese start-up DeepSeek while the survey was in the field in January, and may reflect some optimism that China's $1.4 trillion stimulus package (announced in November 2024) could further boost economic performance.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "59368205-9328-4e9b-b4d0-aeea50733c8f", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.55, "w": 0.43, "x": 0.52, "y": 0.05 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Asia Pacific has the second strongest showing with eight markets represented on our Index—the same representation as last year. As mentioned above, China falls three notches to 6th and Japan jumps from 7th to 4th. Australia holds firm at 10th for the third consecutive year, with survey respondents most attracted to its economic performance (31 percent), followed by the talent and skill of its labor pool (26 percent) and ease of doing business (26 percent). South Korea makes a notable leap from 20th to 14th, its strongest performance in the history of our Index. Investors overwhelmingly (41 percent) cite the market's technological innovation capabilities as the strongest reason to invest there. Indeed, in 2024, South Korea announced plans for a $10 billion investment in the semiconductor industry in 2025 to strengthen its domestic chipmakers in the face of Chinese competition and US policy uncertainty. Other deltas of note include Singapore's drop from 12th to 15th and India falling from 18th to 24th. Given that Singapore is uniquely trade-reliant and often caught between the United States and China, investors may be concerned about the potential impact of a trade war on the market's economy. And while survey respondents most value India's strong labor pool (39 percent) and economic performance (28 percent), concerns about regulatory complexity and ease of doing business may have weighed on their outlook.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "a1be3016-839d-4d70-932b-eeae207a6e8c", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.5, "w": 0.43, "x": 0.05, "y": 0.42 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "The regional breakdown of our results shows Europe retaining the greatest share of the top 25 markets, with 11 economies—one more than last year. Norway and Belgium rejoin the rankings at 19th and 22nd, respectively, while Poland falls from the top 25. Though the European Union is still projected to grow at around 1.5 percent over the next three years, this marks a modest improvement from the GDP growth rates of the past two years, which landed at 0.5 and 0.8 percent, respectively. According to Goldman Sachs, real income is projected to increase in the euro area and savings remain high, both of which will support household spending. Further, headline and core inflation are projected to return to 2 percent by the end of 2025 as services inflation cools. Continued conflict in the East, domestic political instability, and the threat of tariffs are risks to the downside. Nevertheless, the region remains attractive to investors, likely drawn to its developed infrastructure, strong institutions and rule of law, and a highly educated workforce. Denmark in particular is an example of this resilience and recovery, jumping five notches to a rank of 20th this year. Investors are clearly attracted to its infrastructure quality and technological innovation, including efforts pertaining to the green transition.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "a3e0bf40-7f93-4bb9-ad3d-2ac3b60b2139", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.04, "w": 0.4, "x": 0.05, "y": 0.94 }, "kind": "source-note", "text": "2 Oxford Economics, early March baseline forecasts\n3 South Korea's previous best ranking was 15th in 2000.", "attrs": { "numbered": true }, "subkind": null, "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "3d3e47fc-afa3-4443-bf1d-07a474e6a292", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null } ], "metrics": [], "tools": [], "frameworks": [], "arcBeats": [ { "to": 23, "from": 6, "beatId": "13529c35-9869-4887-9b55-652a2cd69b04", "arcName": "The Sparkline", "arcSlug": "sparkline", "beatName": "Evidence", "beatSlug": "evidence", "evidence": "The document presents various data tables, regional insights, and key takeaways that provide evidence for the report's findings.", "position": 1, "confidence": 0.8, "parentBeatName": null, "parentBeatSlug": null } ], "loops": [], "imagePathAlt": null, "thumbSrc": null, "thumbSrcAlt": null, "locked": true }