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1 History 2 Types 3 Methods 4 Global foreign direct investment 5 Foreign direct investment in the United States 6 Foreign direct investment in China 7 Foreign direct investment in India 8 Foreign direct investment and the developing world 9 References 10 External links
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FDI is a measure of the ownership of productive assets, such as factories, mines and land and water. Increasing foreign investment can be used as the measure of growing economic globalization. The figure below shows net inflows of foreign direct investment in the United
States. The largest flows of foreign investment occur between the industrialized countries (North America, Western Europe and Japan). US International Direct Investment Flows:[3] Period FDI Inflow FDI Outflow Net Inflow $ 5.13 bn + $ 37.04 bn 196069 $ 42.18 bn + $ 81.93 bn 197079 $ 122.72 bn $ 40.79 bn 198089 $ 206.27 bn $ 329.23 bn $ 122.96 bn 199099 $ 950.47 bn $ 907.34 bn + $ 43.13 bn 200007 $ 1,629.05 bn $ 1,421.31 bn + $ 207.74 bn Total $ 2,950.72 bn $ 2,703.81 bn + $ 246.88 bn
by incorporating a wholly owned subsidiary or company by acquiring shares in an associated enterprise through a merger or an acquisition of an unrelated enterprise participating in an equity joint venture with another investor or enterprise...
Foreign direct investment incentives may take the following forms:[citation needed]
low corporate tax and income tax rates tax holidays other types of tax concessions preferential tariffs special economic zones EPZ Export Processing Zones Bonded Warehouses Maquiladoras investment financial subsidies soft loan or loan guarantees free land or land subsidies relocation & expatriation subsidies job training & employment subsidies infrastructure subsidies R&D support derogation from regulations (usually for very large projects)
telecommunication, construction activities and computer software and hardware. Mauritius, Singapore, the US and the UK were among the leading sources of FDI. FDI in 2010 was $24.2 billion, a significant decrease from both 2008 and 2009.[9] Foreign direct investment in August 2010 dipped by about 60% to aprox. $34 billion, the lowest in 2010 fiscal, industry department data released showed.[10] In the first two months of 201011 fiscal, FDI inflow into India was at an all-time high of $7.78 billion up 77% from $4.4 billion during the corresponding period in the previous year. The worlds largest retailer WalMart has termed Indias decision to allow 51% FDI in multibrand retail as a first important step and said it will study the finer details of the new policy to determine the impact on its ability to do business in India.However this decision of the government is currently under suspension due to opposition from multiple political quarters.
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1. 2. 3. 4. ^ Data.worldbank.org ^ CIA.gov ^ BEA.gov ^ UN body says global foreign direct investment inflows remain stagnant in 2010, business.globaltimes.cn 5. ^ "U.S. FDI and site selection". Greyhill Advisors. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 6. ^ Benefits of FDI The International Trade Administration. Retrieved on 2010-03-10[dead
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7. ^ "FDI by Country". Greyhill Advisors. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 8. ^ "FDI by Country". Greyhill Advisors. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 9. ^ "FDI by Country". Greyhill Advisors. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 10. ^ FDI inflows plunge by about 60% in August Economic Times (India Times) 2010-1022 11. ^ Which Foreigners are Worth Wooing? A Meta-Analysis of Vertical Spillovers from FDI William Davidson Institute Working Paper 996.
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