Britain topples Germany to become Europe’s top investment spot

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/20/britain-topples-germany-to-become-europes-top-investment/

by jonassanoj2023

22 comments

  1. There’s hope for us yet.

    Garauntee I’m gonna get a bajillion comments on how we are doomed cus of Brexit

  2. It’s like a switch flipped and now everyone’s talking up the economy after all the dooming just last week.

  4. Is the UK seemingly better to invest in? Or has Germany called a little?

    Similar to how it looks like gold booms but really the fiat currency is falling

  5. IMF forecast the UK ahead of Germany, France and Italy.

    I think it was only Spain that they had doing better.

    But we’ve had enough of experts!!

  6. >Marco Amitrano, senior partner of PwC UK, called the findings, “a vote of confidence in the UK as a place for business and investment”.
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    >He added: “The UK’s relative stability at a time of instability should not be underestimated, nor should its strength in key sectors including technology. However, there is no room for complacency.”

  7. Is this suggesting the UK is in a good spot, or showing how far Germany and France have fallen?

  8. As usual for the Brexit dunderheads who can’t go behind the title: “PwC’s annual survey of global chief executives warned this year’s “vote of confidence” in Britain could only be sustained by pro-growth policies as it urged the Chancellor not to squander its position of “relative stability”.”

    so this is a survey, not anything even remotely scientific. Happy to rectify this if they provide the methodology – except that they did and it was, verbatim “We surveyed 4,701 CEOs in 109 countries and territories from 1 October through 8 November 2024.[…]The industry- and country-level figures are based on unweighted data from the full sample of 4,701 CEOs, including 4,236 men, 401 women, and 64 who identified with another gender or preferred not to say. Further details by region, country and industry are available on request.”

    Basically a pub conversation between rich people.

  9. Germany has been experiencing decline for a while and now has a struggling car and engineering sector which it previously relied on.

    Britain on the other hand is actively playing defence against new businesses by making it an expensive corporate environment in terms of regulatory costs. I can’t possibly see how the UK is taking top spot from Germany … I find it hard to believe we would be in the top 3 destinations for investment.

    (I work in Banking with active open positions in Germany companies and funds hence the insight )

  10. It Was only last week i heard all the money was bleeding out of the uk…

  11. I do like how positive news about the UK is like our weather. Better enjoy it before it rains again.

  12. Ha, by Britain do we actually mean London?

    Britain is essentially a third world country attached to London. It’s London bankrolling the rest of this failed country.

  13. Absolute drivel of an article.

    No substance such as who is investing or how much.

  14. The UK more attractive while not in the EU shock horror to many who regularly post about Brexit.

  15. >even as Rachel Reeves’s record tax raid threatens to bring investment to a halt.

    The Torygraph just can’t help themselves with the salt can they

  16. For those curious of the top 5:

    – America 
    – UK
    – Germany
    – China
    – India

    Last year we were 4th place, this is the first time the UK has been second in the world in the 30 years they have been carrying out this study. 

  17. I thought the economy was collapsing because all the millionaires are leaving in their droves. The daily mail told me so, so it must be true

  18. This is not good news. From the wealthy, they seek a return on investment, saying your’e the most attractive is like saying you’re going to lose more money in the long run. Couple this with Britsin having the highest number of capital flight millionaires outside of China, and they ain’t even gonna be trickling down crumbs on luxury goods inside the country. I mean theres more to it, but it’s a nothing piece of journalism.

  19. A week ago it was doom and gloom over the 10 years gilt value, almost like the banks control the markets that control the government

  20. Coorrr I bet the Telegraph Editor in Chief was reluctant to publish this one for a change 

  21. Must be fake news. All the boomers keep telling me Labour had ruined this country.

    /s

  22. Hang on, I thought we were all poor and fucked? I cant keep up.

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