The 2012 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index finds that while FDI flows have picked up slightly in the past two years, this modest optimism could quickly revert to retrenchment.
It's little surprise, considering the economic turbulence in the developed world, that emerging markets fare well in the rankings. China, India, and Brazil take the top three positions, and Southeast Asia, with its large and growing consumer base, makes a strong showing: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam all hold high rankings. South Africa, which was unranked in 2010, rebounds to 11th place, while Russia and Turkey make large gains, especially in comparison to neighboring countries in Europe (see figure 1).
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