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====== Types of Foreign Direct Investment ====== | ====== Types of Foreign Direct Investment ====== | ||
- | Foreign Direct Investment 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 types of foreign direct investment: | There are 4 main types of foreign direct investment: | ||
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- 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 |
Foreign Direct Investment entails active management 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. |
- | Foreign Direct Investment 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 Foreign Direct Investment ===== | ===== Vertical vs Horizontal Foreign Direct Investment ===== | ||
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- | The regions with more Foreign Direct Investment 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?]] |