FDI
Cross-border business stakes
FDI stands for foreign direct investment—capital invested by a company or individual in one country into business interests in another.
Unlike portfolio investment in stocks or bonds, FDI involves substantial ownership stakes and often operational control: The factory was built with FDI from Japanese automakers.
Economists track FDI as a measure of globalization and economic integration.
East Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
ASEAN · emerging markets · developing countries · OECD · offshore · tax haven · free trade zone · industrial corridor
Wealth used for investment
- inflowArriving stream or current
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- greenfieldWithout prior constraints
brownfield · acquisition · merger · equity · stake · portfolio · divestment · repatriation
National output abbreviation
- employmentPaid occupation status
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- productivityOutput relative to input
- exportsGoods sold abroad
balance of payments · growth · development · infrastructure · industrialization · competitiveness · wages · skills
Reducing state economic controls
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- approvalFavorable opinion given
regulations · protectionism · tariffs · tax holiday · subsidies · deregulation · nationalization · expropriation
Industrial product creation
- servicesActs performed for others
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- retailSales to end users
- miningExtracting earth's resources
energy · banking · insurance · real estate · pharmaceuticals · automotive · technology · agriculture
China
East Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
European Union · ASEAN · emerging markets · developing countries · OECD · offshore · tax haven · free trade zone · industrial corridor · BRICS
capital
Wealth used for investment
- inflowArriving stream or current
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
greenfield · brownfield · acquisition · merger · equity · stake · portfolio · divestment · repatriation · reinvestment
GDP
National output abbreviation
- employmentPaid occupation status
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- productivityOutput relative to input
exports · balance of payments · growth · development · infrastructure · industrialization · competitiveness · wages · skills · supply chain
liberalization
Reducing state economic controls
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- screeningEvaluative selection process
approval · regulations · protectionism · tariffs · tax holiday · subsidies · deregulation · nationalization · expropriation · safeguards
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- servicesActs performed for others
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- retailSales to end users
mining · energy · banking · insurance · real estate · pharmaceuticals · automotive · technology · agriculture · defense
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