UK Trade & Investment’s latest inward investment report, published July 2008, celebrates 1,573 inward investment projects over the last year, in what marks a fifth consecutive year of growth.

The UK’s excellent ability to attract international investors is thanks to its compelling mix of business friendly environment, political and economic stability, world-class creative talent, and strong research and development base.

A powerful magnet for overseas companies seeking to globalise, the UK continues to punch above its weight against international competition, maintaining its position as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Europe and second only to the US world-wide.

Download the full report

To view full data on inward investments into the UK in the last year, alongside analysis of activity in different sectors and information on UK Trade & Investment’s services download the UK inward investment report 07/08 in PDF.

Investment in your sector

Key chapters of the report are also available to download as separate PDFs. Read an overview of the investment climate from our managing director of inward investment or find out about investment patterns in your business sector using the following links.

Managing director’s report

R&D

Energy

Life sciences

Creative industries

Financial services

Press release

This year’s report was published July 2 2008. Read the press release celebrating the record number of investments.