Foreign direct investment

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(FDI).

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines foreign direct investment as:

"a category of cross-border investment made by a resident in one economy (the direct investor) with the objective of establishing a lasting interest in an enterprise (the direct investment enterprise) that is resident in an economy other than that of the direct investor."


Measuring foreign direct investment - OECD
"Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) lies at the heart of globalisation and serves as an important conduit for the transfer of capital, goods, services, and information across economies.
Measuring FDI helps us better understand how countries are interconnected and integrated into today’s global economy...
The OECD [publishes] comprehensive and comparable FDI data as well as in-depth insights into global FDI trends to support economic analysis and inform policy decisions and enhance investment strategies."
Measuring foreign direct investment - OECD.


US protectionism - how far will Trump go?
"The US enjoys the highest foreign direct investment in the world because, thanks to its strong economy, it has a risk/return profile that attracts foreign investors.
US households benefit from this through higher consumption by way of trade. The US does not lose out in terms of jobs or economic growth by running a trade deficit."
The Treasurer magazine, June 2018, p13 - Kallum Pickering, senior UK economist at Berenberg Bank.


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