Recent FDI Trends and Developments in OECD countries
by   Ayse Bertrand
Manager, International Investment Statistics
Investment Division, OECD

Overview:

1. FDI environment  remains buoyant

2. Economic  factors maintained

   -Robust macro-economic growth in major economies

   -Strong corporate profitability

   -Generally low interest rates

   -High stock prices – some corrections

   -High real estate prices

3. Change – low value of the US dollar

4. Other factors:

   -Emergence of south/south investments

   -High-profile cross-border acquisition in OECD – e.g. Brazil, India

   -Go-global strategies e.g.China

   -New class investors – e.g .hedge funds, private equity companies

   -Consequences of globalisation 

   -National security

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