EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade

60% of foreign investment into EU is American

Brussels, 19/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - While 60% of foreign investment into the EU is from the USA, offshore financial centres are the main destinations for European investments abroad.

EU foreign direct investment (FDI) to the rest of the world reached €171 billion in 2012, while FDI into the EU from the rest of the world was worth €159 billion. FDI from eurozone countries reached €238 billion the same year, and FDI into the eurozone by third countries stood at €193 billion. The...