| India no.2 in AT Kearney FDI confidence index |
| BS Reporter / Bangalore December 10, 2007 |
| China and India continue to rank first and second in the 2007 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, a regular survey of global executives conducted by management consulting firm AT Kearney. China leads the Index rankings for the fifth consecutive year and ranks first among Asian investors, 34% of whom plan to invest there over the next three years. Where as India retains second place in the Index, a position it has held since displacing the United States in 2005. While China and India continue to rank first and second in the 2007 Index, 15 of the most attractive 25 FDI destinations are developing markets. Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and Russia all rank among the top 10. South Africa and Other Gulf States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar) are making their debut in this year |
