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Record high for foreign investment in Scotland
24-May-2017

There were 122 foreign direct investment deals done over the course of last year, up from 119 in 2015.The EY Scotland Attractiveness Survey showed Scotland was the second most popular part of the UK to invest in behind London.This is the fifth year in a row that the country has been in that position. However, Scotland won a smaller share of overseas investment in 2016 than previously, with 10.7% of deals coming north of the border compared with 11.2% in 2015.Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Scotland grew by 2.5% in 2016 - lower than the 7% increase recorded across the UK for that year and significantly down from 2015 when investment in Scotland grew by 51%.

News Source:- http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-40003117