Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Germany has dropped dramatically, an analysis released by the German central bank on Tuesday has found. Germany has lost ground compared to industrialized countries in the European Union such as France or Spain in the competition to attract investment, according to a specialist article from the Bundesbank’s monthly report. “Since the end of 2021, the rest of the euro area has made available next to no additional equity capital, on balance,” the authors wrote. Inflows from third countries are still positive, but “have tailed off significantly relative to the p…