OECD figures show that foreign direct investment into the UK tumbled in 2017 by 90% following a bumper year in 2016. Britain ’s forthcoming exit from the European Union has been blamed for a significant decline in the number of Dutch businesses registering in the UK . In 2016-17 , there were 90% fewer French business registrations compared to 2017 , while Dutch registrations tumbled by 48% . A corresponding decline has been seen in the area of direct foreign investment into the UK , which fell 90% in the previous year .
Britain ’s forthcoming exit from the European Union has been blamed for a significant decline in the number of Dutch businesses registering in the UK . In 2016-17 , there were 90% fewer French business registrations compared to 2017 , while Dutch registrations tumbled by 48% . A corresponding decline has been seen in the area of direct foreign investment into the UK , which fell 90% in the previous year .