a.t. kearney 2015 foreign direct investment confidence index

Connected Risks:Investing in aDivergent World2015 Foreign Direct InvestmentConfidence Index®

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Developed countriescomprise nearlythree-quarters of the Index’s top 25, as investors seeksafe ground forinvestment.

Led by the UnitedStates (#1), fourcountries in theAmericas makethe top 10.

The U.S. leads all countries ininvestors’ positive macroeconomicoutlook, with 46% of those surveyed more optimistic in their outlook for the U.S. economy than they were a year ago.

In Asia, China keeps a steady holdat the top (#2), and Japan jumpssharply 12 spots into seventh.

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All eyes are onChina’s projected7% growth and forsigns of a successfultransition to aconsumption-ledeconomy.

Fueled in part by stimulus measures, Europe boasts a record 60% of theIndex’s top 25.

The United Kingdomcontinues its three-yearrise to #3.

Two-thirds of companiesplan to return to pre-crisislevels of FDI by 2016.

61% of respondentsare more optimisticabout the globaleconomy thana year ago.

Asia-headquarteredbusinesses are most bullish intheir outlookfor FDI.

With less concern about geopolitical instability and the regulatory environmentof destination countries,more than 80% of Asianinvestors are interestedin frontier markets.

Macroeconomicuncertainty is the number-one factorholding backFDI recovery.

About the 2015 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index®The FDI Confidence Index® is constructed using primary data from a proprietary survey administered to senior executives of the world’s leading corporations. Respondents include C-level executives and regional and business heads. The participating companies represent 27 countries and span all industry sectors. All companies in the survey report global revenue of more than $500 million, and nearly one-half report more than $1 billion. To reflect the increasing influence of developing markets in FDI, this year more than one-third of respondent companies were headquartered in developing countries. The survey was conducted in January 2015.

The Index is calculated as a weighted average of the number of responses indicating high, medium, and low likelihood of direct investment in a market over the next three years. Index values are based on non-source-country responses. For example, the Index value for the United States was calculated without responses from U.S.-based corporate investors. Higher Index values indicate more attractive investment targets. The sample of countries included in the survey account for approximately 90 percent of FDI inflows.

FDI flow figures are the latest statistics available from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Other secondary sources include investment promotion agencies, central banks, ministries of finance and trade, and other major data sources

For more information onA.T. Kearney’s 2015 ForeignDirect Investment ConfidenceIndex®, please visit: www.atkearney.com/research-studies/foreign-direct-investment-confidence-index

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