Investing in America

Special ReportInvesting in America

The inaugural FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking is a snapshot of the best US cities for foreign multinationals to do business in. This report looks at the biggest challenges facing overseas investors in the US, how the winning cities are pulling in more deals — and why the laggards are falling behind

  • Miami tops FT-Nikkei ranking of best US cities for foreign businesses

    Orlando, New York and Boston round out leading cities in inaugural Investing in America report

  • US cities fight to attract foreign investors’ money

    Two years ago, the US almost fell behind China in FDI. It is determined not to let that happen again

  • Miami prevails in FT-Nikkei ranking by expanding appeal beyond Latin America

    Businesses from Europe and the Middle East are increasingly picking the Florida city as regional hub

  • How we compiled the FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking

    Different companies have different priorities, but there’s lots of common ground too

  • Georgia wins top EV contracts thanks to long South Korea courtship

    Atlanta and Savannah have won billions of dollars in investments after decades of relationship building

  • US states’ LGBT+ and abortion policies prompt concern among overseas workers

    America’s ‘culture wars’ are becoming a factor in relocation decisions

More from this Special Report
  • Rustbelt renaissance: Pittsburgh becomes an FDI standout

    Once synonymous with post-industrial decline, the city has reinvented itself as a tech hub

  • Why Japan remains the biggest investor in the US

    The country leads the world in investing in America — but returns are not always easy to come by

  • TSMC in Phoenix: $12bn fab eases US microchip supply fears

    The Arizona capital’s history of semiconductor manufacturing helped it land a deal with the world’s largest chipmaker

  • San Francisco’s high taxes and living costs threaten Silicon Valley’s dominance

    Foreign investment has slumped as tech businesses migrate to other parts of the US

  • National security reform increases costs for investors from US allies

    Cfius’s new powers have slowed transactions, but most decide deals are still worth the effort

  • Foxconn in Wisconsin: tech mega-deal faces reality check

    The ‘eighth wonder of the world’ foreseen by Donald Trump has not materialised yet

  • Why foreign banks find the US a tough market to crack

    Fierce competition has prompted a scaling back of ambition and a focus on market niches

  • Hollywood says farewell to Chinese investment bonanza

    Geopolitics and the pandemic put paid to the deals boom of the 2010s


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Originally posted on: https://www.ft.com/reports/investing-america