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The Impact of Brexit on FDI: Implications
February 9, 2017, Toronto, Canada
Presentation at EDCO by Chris Knight, Global Commercial Director, fDi
Intelligence, Financial Times US
About the presentation
Brexit was one of the major events of 2016
My presentation will provide the latest evidence on its impact for FDI
I will look at how Brexit has impacted FDI into the UK – very relevant re. current NAFTA uncertainty
I will also look at how Brexit has impacted outward FDI from the UK and how this may impact FDI in Canada with UK the 2nd largest foreign investor in the country
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Monthly Inward FDI Projects to UK
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Vote to leave EU Hard Brexit looks
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Latest data for January 2017: FDI in UK down 30% on Jan. 2016 compared to Jan. 2015 levels
Inward FDI projects to UK by Top Sectors
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Sectors serving the fast growing UK economy have increased. Sectors serving EU market have declined
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2015 2016 Major decline in automotive FDI – exports to EU account for about 70% of UK automotive production! Similar to Canada-NAFTA….
Monthly Outward FDI projects from UK to the world
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FDI job creation overseas by UK companies by Top Sectors
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2015 2016 Software & IT, Real Estate and Consumer Products fastest growing outward FDI sectors in 2016
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UK market share of FDI in EU is declining to levels more in line with the relative size of the UK economy
UK Market share of outward FDI Jobs from EU
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Number of Jobs and UK market share
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UK companies are massive net job creators overseas – despite decline in FDI, the UK is one of the most important countries to target
UK companies searching for access to regional markets following Brexit & technology for IT projects
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Location motives for UK FDI overseas
Source market predictions
FDI from Europe – expected to decline only moderately as they are primarily investing in the UK to access the UK market and customers. SMEs in particular are likely to continue to invest as they are driven by customer access
FDI from China – likely to remain strong, as it is mainly domestic market driven and as asset prices in UK declines.
FDI from India – also likely to be resilient for asset-seeking FDI but is likely to decline moderately for knowledge-based operations serving the EU market, if the UK does not join the single market
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Source market predictions
FDI from Japan – is primarily about retention and re-investment of existing UK operations. A free trade agreement with the EU maybe sufficient to retain and expand manufacturing investment, although not joining the single market will have a negative impact on most Japanese investors. Japanese investors in the UK are also concerned about access to non-EU markets. Turkey, for example, is a key export market for Japanese manufacturers based in the UK who can currently export tariff-free due to the customs union between the EU and Turkey
FDI from Korea – is at serious risk, with major Korean companies already relocating operations out of the UK and new investments being postponed or eliminating UK as a location option As the EU also has a FTA with Korea, Korean investors are particularly concerned
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Recommendations for investment promotion
Re-align sector and market strategy to focus on the sectors and source countries that are likely to continue to offer the strongest FDI prospects
Strengthen investor intelligence-gathering activities to ensure IPAs are aware of companies that have continued plans to invest and to ensure they are realised
Develop a “multiplier strategy” to generate FDI referrals from the investment advisory community – a cost-effective method of investment attraction
Focus on investor enquiry handling to improve conversion rates and identify key policy options for strengthening investment facilitation services, especially around talent attraction, immigration and investment incentives
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Recommendations for investment promotion
Develop a world class inward investment website to generate inbound enquiries
Ensure the existing investment pipeline is fully engaged to ensure that IPAs win the FDI once companies make the decision to invest
Focus more resources on account management “aftercare” activities for existing investors
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Conclusions
Membership of a single market/FTA is very important for FDI – looks like FDI in UK will permanently decline by around 20-30% due to Brexit
The impact of leaving a regional agreement varies by sector – domestic market seeking sectors more resilient while export-oriented manufacturing FDI at high risk
Faced with a major decline in enquiries by foreign investors, EDOs in UK are re-focusing their Lead Generation on the domestic market and targeting intermediaries
The UK remains a key global overseas investor, creating a staggering 120,000 new jobs overseas in 2016 – UK is a key market for Canadian EDOs to target. UK Software sector especially strong in overseas FDI as are consumer focused sectors
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