Maribor and Drava Region among the Top 10 investment-friendly places

fDi's European Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19

According to fDi Intelligence, fDi's European Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19 ranking is not limited to the European Union, it seeks to find the most promising cities and regions across Europe. To create a shortlist for its ranking, the fDi Intelligence division of the Financial Times collected data using specialist online FDI tools - fDi Benchmark and fDi Markets - and other sources. Data was collected for 489 locations (301 cities, 150 regions and 38 LEPs) in five categories: Economic Potential, Labour Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Infrastructure and Business Friendliness. The locations scored up to 10 points for each data point, which were weighted by their importance in the FDI decision-making process, in order to compile the subcategory rankings, as well as the overall European Cities and Regions of...