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How fDi Insights works

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We collect data directly from companies & agencies who submit their data voluntarily to us. How do we gather so much? Over 18 years of being the industry leader with greenfield data speaks for itself.

Data collection

Our team of in-house analysts collect data primarily from publicly available sources. We monitor thousands of media sources on a daily basis as well as all leading industry organisations and Investment Promotion Agencies. Each project identified is cross-referenced against multiple sources, with primary focus on direct company sources.

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How we source data

Powered by our team of in-house analysts

Primarily sourced from publically available sources our team of analysts collate data to inject into our software. They collect data using the following sources;

Sourced from
  • Financial Times newswires and internal information sources
  • Thousands of media sources, including all of the world's top business sources
  • Project data received from over 2,000 industry organisations and investment agencies
  • Data purchased from market research and publication companies
  • Each project identified is cross-referenced against multiple sources, with primary focus on direct company sources.
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Data

fDi Markets tracks crossborder investment in a new physical project or expansion of an existing investment which creates new jobs and capital investment. Joint ventures are only included where they lead to a new physical operation. Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and other equity investments are not tracked. There is no minimum size for a project to be included.

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Data goes through a rigorous quality control process, before being published at the end of each month to Trends Analysis and reporting tools.

fDi Insights tracks information on capital investment and direct jobs associated with an FDI project.

As companies do not always release information on investment amount or job creation, a proprietary econometric model estimates the jobs and investment where the actual value is not known.

Each project tracked by fDi Insights is classified according to its cluster, sector, sub-sector and business activity, based on a proprietary industry classification system.


Why FDI Insights

Empowering research, investors and bodies attracting FDI worldwide

We have delivered 20,000 reports in over 90 countries around the world, and counting.

How it works

Empowering research, investors and bodies attracting FDI worldwide

Created by the Financial Times

Backed by the most trusted financial organisation in the world.

We serve data to a wide range of audiences, including education.

We serve data to a wide range of audiences, including education.

Experts in FDI since 2001

Experts in FDI since 2001


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