# fDi Intelligence

> Your source for foreign direct investment information

fDi Intelligence provides data tools and analysis for foreign direct investment decision-making by tracking global FDI trends and opportunities.

fDi Intelligence helps investment promotion agencies and companies make informed FDI decisions through comprehensive data tools and market analysis. With it, you can track global investment projects, benchmark locations, and access expert consulting services. fDi Intelligence combines real-time FDI data with editorial insights from the Financial Times.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Data & Analytics
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2001-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence

## Products

- [fDi Intelligence Magazine](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): fDi Intelligence publishes bi-monthly publications delivering FDI analysis and market intelligence to corporate readers and investment professionals globally. (News & Media, Live, Main Product)
- [fDi Strategies](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): fDi Strategies provides investment promotion consulting services through data-driven strategy development and implementation support for economic development organizations. (Service Provider, Live)
- [fDi Institute](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): fDi Institute delivers professional development through e-learning platform and training programs focused on investment promotion and economic development skills. (Education and Training, Live)
- [InvestmentMap](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): InvestmentMap implements investment tracking and performance measurement through a monitoring system for organizational FDI impact assessment. (Data Terminal, Live)
- [InvestmentFlow](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): InvestmentFlow tracks domestic investment projects in real-time through a database covering project-level, company-level, and sector-level analysis. (Data Terminal, Live)
- [ZoomProspector](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fdi_intelligence): ZoomProspector implements GIS mapping technology through a web-based platform enabling location analysis, data visualization, and commercial property research. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.fdiintelligence.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://terms.ftspecialist.com)
- [Privacy policy](https://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/privacy)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/fdi-intelligence)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/fDiIntelligence)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/fDiIntelligenceFT)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@fdiintelligence)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT-stnCXpiSKN7amJkaJm1g)

## Legal

This data is provided under two licensing models.

Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation.

Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service.

The following applies to both licensing models.
- All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy.
- The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and
- a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement.


- [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers
- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

## Optional

- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP