Glimmer of hope for investment in Europe: EY survey

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 97%

Malaysia News News

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Malaysia Headlines

Global executives see a smaller hit to their investment plans for Europe than they did earlier this year and are somewhat more upbeat about the continent's future appeal, a questionnaire by professional services group EY found.

FILE PHOTO: The skyline with its financial district is photographed during sunset as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Frankfurt, Germany, November 1, 2020, REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The survey, conducted in October before a series of COVID-19 vaccine trial breakthroughs, showed that 42% of executives now expect a decrease in their 2020 investment plans and 31% plan to delay them to 2021. While that still means a big overall hit to foreign direct investment after 2019’s record year, EY noted that 21% of those surveyed believed Europe would be more attractive for investment post-Covid compared to just 8% in April.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in MY

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Malaysia Headlines