The source adds the following information: "Projects are identified through the daily monitoring of more than 10,000 news sources. To confirm the accuracy of the data
collected, the research team aims to directly contact more than 70% of the companies undertaking these investments."
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Number of foreign direct investment projects in Europe 2019, by sector
This statistic illustrates the leading sectors for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Europe in 2019. The digital sector accounted for the highest number of FDI projects in Europe in that year, with a total of projects. Digital, business services and machinery and equipment made up the top three sectors for foreign direct investment in Europe with 1219, *** and *** projects respectively. The leading ten sectors for FDI projects accounts for approximately ** percent of all projects undertaken in 2019.
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