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India moves up a rank, becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK

The US remains the number one source of FDI for the UK, delivering 462 projects and 20,131 jobs, followed by India, Germany, France and China and Hong Kong

India moves up a rank, becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK
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These figures further demonstrate the resilience of the UK economy and the work of the government to continue to build and attract inward investment into the UK.

Press Trust of India London
India invested in 120 projects and created 5,429 new jobs in the UK to become the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) after the US in 2019, according to new UK government figures released on Friday.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) inward investment statistics for 2019-2020 found India moving up from its previous third-largest spot, representing an overall 4 per cent FDI increase for the UK on 2018-2019 with 1,852 new inward investment projects in the 2019/2020 financial year.

The US remains the number one source of FDI for the UK, delivering 462 projects and 20,131 jobs, followed