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| - | ====== Foreign Direct Investment ====== | + | ====== Types of Foreign Direct Investment ====== |
| - | FDI is the [[investment]] of funds by people or companies of a country, in assets of another country. | + | Foreign Direct Investment is the investment of funds by people or companies of a country, in assets of another country. |
| - | There are 4 main categories of foreign direct investment: | + | There are 4 main types of foreign direct investment: |
| - Creation of a new company | - Creation of a new company | ||
| - Adquisition an existing company | - Adquisition an existing company | ||
| - | - [[Mergers]] | + | - Mergers |
| - | - Reivestment of [[utilities]] | + | - Reivestment of utilities |
| - | FDI entails active managemente of foreign assets, by appointing managers, establishing policies and control rules, endorsing important decisions, etc. | + | Foreign Direct Investment entails active management of foreign assets, by appointing managers, establishing policies and control rules, endorsing important decisions, etc. |
| - | Foreign direct investment usually leads to technology transfer from the [[parent company]] to the [[subsidiary company]]. | + | Foreign Direct Investment usually leads to technology transfer from the parent company to the subsidiary company. |
| - | FDI has been linked with corruption cases. Some companies involved in bribes are [[IBM]], [[Chevron]], [[Siemens]] and [[Total S.A.]]. | + | Foreign Direct Investment has been linked with corruption cases. Some companies involved in bribes are IBM, Chevron, Siemens and Total S.A.. |
| - | ===== Vertical vs Horizontal FDI ===== | + | ===== Vertical vs Horizontal Foreign Direct Investment ===== |
| - | **Vertical FDI**: only a part of the productive chain takes place abroad. | + | **Vertical Foreign Direct Investment**: only a part of the productive chain takes place abroad. |
| **Horizontal**: the parent company engages in the same activities abroad. | **Horizontal**: the parent company engages in the same activities abroad. | ||
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| ===== Some Facts ===== | ===== Some Facts ===== | ||
| - | In the map we can see, in green, wich countries generated more net FDI (outflow - inflow) per capita. | + | In the map we can see, in green, which countries generated more net Foreign Direct Investment (outflow - inflow) per capita. |
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| - | The regions with more FDI per capita are [[Nordic Countries]], Western European Countries, North America and [[Australia]], [[Japan]] and [[Chile]]. | + | The regions with more Foreign Direct Investment per capita are [[Nordic Countries]], Western European Countries, North America and Australia, Japan and Chile. |