The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) has published its annual “World Investment Report” for 2005. According to this report, Direct Investment from Abroad (DIA) increased by 29% to reach $916bn, following an increase of 27% in 2004, a trend which has affected all the world's regions. DIA inflows have been considerable in all the main sub-regions. In developed countries, this stands at $542bn, a 37% increase compared to 2004. The United Kingdom has seen its DIA...