Four of investors’ top 5 favorite investment destinations are in Europe, Milken Institute report shows

Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the United States, and the United Kingdom are ranked as the top five countries for investors in this year’s Global Opportunity Index by the Milken Institute. Emerging and developing Asia performed well compared to other E&D regions, drawing more than half of the funds flowing into E&D countries between 2018 and 2022, according to the report. Among Asian E&D economies, Malaysia emerged as investors’ favorite and ranked 27th globally. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Stocks and bonds retreated as traders pause after Novembers blockbuster rally and debate the case for interest rate cuts. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Four of investors’ top five favorite destinations are in Europe, according to the Milken Institute’s Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report. Denmark topped this year’s rankings, scoring first on business perception, a measure of the ease of doing business in a country as well as other regulatory metrics.