Time & Location
12 Feb 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
London, 23 Great Smith St, London SW1P 3DJ, UK
About the event
Conversation with Lord Harrington (Former Minister of State for Refugees, Former Conservative MP for Watford) on Foreign Direct Investment at the Adam Smith Institute
Join us on Wednesday, 12th February for a discussion of Foreign Direct Investment with Lord Harrington.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the international purchase of assets. Capital from other countries gets invested by multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals into Britain, as they look to do business here. It's a vital element of any globalised economy. But the UK lags 16.6% behind its peers on this front! How can we rectify this, making Britain an internationally competitive place to do business and attracting FDI to this country? Come and discuss the intersection between domestic and international economics with us!
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Harrington of Watford is a cross-bench life peer in the House of Lords. He was the Conservative MP for Watford from 2010–19. In…