PROMOTING GLASGOW'S STRENGTHS TO TARGET MARKETS
Year on year, Scotland has proved to be the most successful region in the UK for FDI outside London and Glasgow currently ranks 4th in the UK’s top 20 cities, (EY 2023). The USA remains our biggest market but Western Europe is our second largest market with digital tech and business services being Glasgow’s best performing sectors.
The table to the right shows the number of FDI projects into Glasgow between 2013 and 2022.
Invest Glasgow will continue to focus efforts on these tried and tested markets with targeted digital campaigns, based on our sector strengths and specialisms. In addition, Invest Glasgow will look to London as an important market closer to home which offers potentially easier access to London-based international investors and funds. As a member organisation in Scotland House, Glasgow can take advantage of this facility in central London to stage events either on our own or in partnership with SDI, the Scottish Cities Alliance (SCA) and other partners. Working with internal and external stakeholders, we will support opportunities arising from international partnerships where they match known investment flows, e.g. renewable energy.
Invest Glasgow will continue to develop new methodologies to promote and pitch our city to new and existing inward investors. We will also help projects achieve investment readiness to be able to meet the strict pitching criteria of the DBT and SDI.
