Scotland financial services FDI highest outside London – EY. Scotland continues to attract the highest number of financial services foreign direct investment projects in the UK outside London, with the nation increasing its tally last year, a key survey shows.

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  1. > Of financial services investors looking to establish or expand operations in the UK over the next year, 26% are looking to Scotland, up from 14% in 2023, according to the EY survey.

    > EY noted that, of the five UK financial services FDI projects which created more than 150 jobs in 2023, two were located in Glasgow.

    > The accountancy firm observed that London remains the leading European city for FDI in 2023, a position retained for the last 10 years, attracting 81 projects. Edinburgh is also in the European top 10, in ninth place.

  3. Edinburgh’s pretty much been the 2nd financial services centre to the UK for a very long time.

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