UK, Germany top foreign investment ranking: study

[PARIS] Britain and Germany topped an annual ranking of foreign investment projects in Europe while France lagged behind though its numbers were on the rise, a study showed yesterday.

Retaining its top position, Britain saw the number of foreign investment projects in the country rise by 15 per cent last year to 799, according to Ernst and Young.

Meanwhile, Germany, Europe's biggest economy and industrial powerhouse, saw an increase of 12 per cent to 701 foreign investments.