Kearney’s 2025 FDI Confidence Index® suggests mounting uncertainty among executives about the outlook for foreign direct investment

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Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council today released its 2025 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI) , a survey of investor sentiment regarding future (three-year) FDI flows. Now in its 27th year, the , FDI Confidence Index® captures a distinct snapshot of investor sentiments at a moment of global inflection, with leadership changes in key economies following the 2024 election super cycle. Though there have been profound developments since the survey was in the field in January,