All articles by Naomi Davies

Naomi Davies

Naomi Davies is an FDI consultant at Investment Monitor, with expertise in location benchmarking and cross-border investment. She joined the team after more than five years at fDi Intelligence, a specialist division of the Financial Times. Naomi is the former head of research for fDi Rankings, a series of reports held within fDi Magazine regarding the competitiveness of global locations. Prior to this, she worked as a senior investment analyst and researcher for fDi Markets, the division’s greenfield cross-border investment monitor.

Are FDI partners also trade partners?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade play key roles in driving globalisation. Both are often thought to have a complementary…
An investor’s guide to western Europe

Western Europe is the leading destination region for foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide. According to GlobalData’s FDI Projects Database, more…
An investor’s guide to Canada

Canada is internationally recognised as a strong, stable and competitive investment destination. The world’s ninth-largest economy offers considerable opportunities for…
An investor’s guide to east Asia

East Asia – consisting of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea and Taiwan – has experienced robust economic…
An investor’s guide to central and eastern Europe

The central and eastern Europe (CEE) and Commonwealth of Independent States region – consisting of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,…

What would be the economic consequences of a united Ireland?

When the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) – Northern Ireland’s peace treaty – was signed on 10 April 1998, there was…
An investor’s guide to the EU

The EU is a unique economic and political partnership between 27 European countries – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the…
Is Northern Ireland living up to its post-Brexit potential?

In the run up to the June 2016 Brexit vote, the potential impact that a leave result would have on…
How do the world’s top FDI locations trade and invest globally?

The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade is central to globalisation. Both transactions play different economic roles…
FDI in Europe in 2021: the state of play

According to the Global FDI Annual Report 2022, produced by GlobalData and Investment Monitor, the number of greenfield foreign direct…