Alex Irwin-Hunt

@AlexIrwinHunt

Global Markets Editor for @fDiIntelligence at @FT. Tweets about #FDI/#econdev/#startups/#venturecapital. DMs open. Email: alex.irwinhunt@ft.com.

London, England linkedin.com/in/AJIH/ Joined January 2019

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Alex Irwin-Hunt @AlexIrwinHunt Feb 21, 2024

🧵Manufacturing investment near to Western #Europe is increasing. #Nearshoring, or the movement of production closer to end-consumers, is not new. But this data proves its a growing phenomenon.

👉 on.ft.com/3T5Dh7t

#FDI #data #dataviz #GraphTime

Alex Irwin-Hunt @AlexIrwinHunt Jun 17, 2025

Is Big #Pharma's #US investment surge just smoke and mirrors?

Analysts at @Jefferies raise questions about the multibillion-dollar capital expenditure pledges in the US from biopharmaceutical giants during Trump's second term:

fdiintelligence.com/content/877b7a…

Alex Irwin-Hunt @AlexIrwinHunt May 15, 2025

As #Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in #Ankara for talks with #Russia, there are calls for investment in Ukraine's destroyed energy assets ⬇️

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www.fdiintelligence.com Ukraine calls for energy investment as Turkey talks loom Finance minister highlights need for investment in energy assets destroyed by Russian attacks

Alex Irwin-Hunt @AlexIrwinHunt Feb 10, 2025

Europe is having its own #Stargate moment. France's €109bn #AI pledge underlines #Europe playing catch up with the largesse of US investment commitments: on.ft.com/42OlKpN

Emmanuel Macron Verified account @EmmanuelMacron Feb 9, 2025

Nous avons les talents et les atouts pour réussir dans l'intelligence artificielle.

Bonne nouvelle : les entreprises françaises et étrangères annoncent 109 milliards d’euros d’investissements en France dans l’IA.

C’est historique.
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Alex Irwin-Hunt @AlexIrwinHunt Jan 8, 2025

💫 Conviction that AI is the next tech revolution has created a frenzy among investors of all stripes. Just over half of global VC funding went to AI-focused #startups in 4Q 2024, shows preliminary @PitchBook data ↓

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#data #ai #venturecapital #vc