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-====== Foreign Direct Investment ======+====== ​Types of Foreign Direct Investment ======
  
-FDI is the [[investment]] of funds by peoplecompanies 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. ​
  
 {{:​en:​fdi-ew.png?​nolink|}} {{:​en:​fdi-ew.png?​nolink|}}
  
-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. 
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 +[[What is an investment project?]]
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