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Sector Analysis
Global Infrastructure Outlook by Region, Sector, Project Pipelines, Market Trends and Forecast to 2029
This report provides a detailed analysis of the prospects for the global infrastructure construction outlook to 2029. Global infrastructure continues to show strong growth in 2025, supported by sustained urbanization and ongoing public and private investment across essential energy, transport and utility systems. Real-term global output is expected to grow by 4.7% in 2025. Although this reflects solid growth, it marks a clear moderation from the 7.0% expansion recorded in 2024.
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in LATAM (2025)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Latin American (LATAM) region is projected to increase in 2025, sculpted by commodity demand, competing US-Chinese investments, and expanded bilateral trade agreements conductive of FDI inflows. According to GlobalData’s FDI database, opened Greenfield FDI projects are projected to increase by ~1.8% in 2025, preceding consecutive years of growth in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Bucking the global trend, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Latin American (LATAM) region is projected to increase in 2025, sculpted...
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in the Middle East (2025)
Following a period of significant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth from 2019 to 2023, the inflow of FDI into the Middle East (ME) has slowed down due to risk premiums affecting investor confidence. Capital market reforms, eased equity caps, and limited FDI screening adopted by the likes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have made material differences to making nations more compatible with global markets. Still, FDI projects opened in the ME region declined by 10.6% YoY in 2024, according...
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Analyst Opinions
Spatial Computing: Market Trends and Innovations
Spatial computing is moving beyond immersive visualization to form the structural layer of intelligent, connected environments. The latest Innovation Radar: Spatial Computing report explores how advances in AI, IoT, 5G, and cloud computing are shaping systems that can sense, analyze, and act in real time, bringing the physical and digital worlds into shared, interactive spaces. At the core of this transition is an evolving architecture that links the capture, transmission, processing, and application of spatial data. It begins when sensors,...
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in APAC (2025)
Overall, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced significant growth in inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for 2024. This growth was primarily focused on sectors such as renewables, communications/media, and electronics, with the United States, United Kingdom, and France identified as major investors. In 2025, increasing trade barriers and geopolitical tensions are altering the landscape of APAC FDI. While protectionist measures and security-driven screening are redirecting some investments, such as semiconductors from Taiwan, towards the United States, resilient markets like India and...
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Analyst Opinions
Industrial Robots: Trends and Innovations
Industrial Robots move from automation to autonomy Industrial robotics is entering a new phase of transformation as intelligent, mobile, and humanoid systems reshape automation across sectors. Evolving beyond traditional caged robots, next-generation platforms integrate AI, computer vision, digital twins, and advanced actuation to enable adaptive, flexible, and connected operations. Automotive, electronics, and aerospace remain core adopters, while healthcare, construction, and logistics are emerging growth frontiers. Companies such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla are piloting humanoids for assembly and logistics, ABB,...
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Sector Analysis
Global Residential Construction by Region, Market Trends, Opportunities and Forecast to 2029
This report provides a detailed analysis of the prospects for the global residential construction sector up to 2029. Global residential construction is entering a period of steady but uneven growth, shaped by demographic shifts, evolving government policies, and heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Between 2026 and 2029, output is forecast to rise across most regions, with emerging markets’ average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 3.5%, delivering higher relative growth compared with advanced markets’ 2.0% AAGR, which is providing stability and scale.
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in Europe (2025)
Europe experienced a robust growth phase characterized by increased project numbers and capital expenditures from 2023 to 2024, . Europe's share in opened Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, dominated by Western Europe, rose to 40% in 2024. Despite visible FDI opportunity, Eurozone GDP growth stunted at 0.9% in 2024, with structural issues like low productivity, rapidly increasing bond yields, and energy costs weighing on industrial competitiveness Despite healthy levels of inward Greenfield FDI recorded in 2024, Europe’s FDI climate is facing the...
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Sector Analysis
Project Insight: Global Stadium and Arena Construction Projects - Special Report 2025
This report provides a detailed analysis of stadium and arena construction projects globally, based on projects tracked by GlobalData. GlobalData is currently tracking global Stadium and Arena construction projects with a total value of $192 billion (including all projects from announced to execution stage). The Americas region accounts for the highest share, with a combined project pipeline valued at $72 billion, ahead of the Asia-Pacific ($50.5 billion). Europe accounts for $45 billion of projects and Middle East and Africa (MEA)...
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in North America (2025)
Canada’s FDI outlook remains rife with economic uncertainty, being intrinsically linked to the US. According to GlobalData’s FDI Database, the US constitutes approximately 45% of the 371 (announced) FDI projects in Canada’s inward FDI pipeline (from 2023 to close of Q2 2025). Prime Minister Mark Carney initially adopted a tough rhetoric, indicating a desire to renegotiate the USCMA trading agreement. Though, the current state-of-play reads that Canada has filed a WTO dispute contesting US tariff obligations, while elevated 35% tariffs...
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