Yorkshire and the Humber records rise in foreign direct investment, says report

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd May 2017, 01:24 BST
Updated 4th Jun 2017, 21:15 BST
Suzanne Robinson, Yorkshire & Humber Senior Partner at EYSuzanne Robinson, Yorkshire & Humber Senior Partner at EY
Suzanne Robinson, Yorkshire & Humber Senior Partner at EY
YORKSHIRE attracted its highest level of inward investment in almost two decades last year, according to new research.

The latest EY UK attractiveness survey found that Yorkshire and the Humber recorded 98 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2016, which is a 24 per cent increase on the year before.

An EY spokesman said: “A difference in 2016 is that FDI projects were spread more widely across the whole of Yorkshire rather than in just one city region.

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“South Yorkshire, in particular, attracted a strong level of FDI projects, with eight locating in Barnsley and six in Rotherham. In West Yorkshire, Leeds led the way, securing 12 projects and Bradford six.”