Foreign direct investment

by / Thursday, 25 June 2015 / Published in Economy

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Net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 16% globally in 2014, to $1.2 trillion, as a result of economic fragility, greater geopolitical risks and policy uncertainty. FDI flows to developed countries dropped by 28%, to $499 billion, their lowest level in a decade. Inflows to the United States fell by 60%, to $92 billion, mainly due to Vodafone’s divestment of Verizon, while flows to Europe fell by 11%, to $289 billion. Owing largely to Asia, developing economies’ share of FDI inflows is rising steadily: it accounted for 55% of the global total. Services continue to gobble up the bulk of investment, accounting for 63% of the global FDI stock, more than twice the share of manufacturing.

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