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Foreign direct investment
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Foreign direct investment Foreign direct investment is a direct investment into production or business in a country by a company in another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Foreign direct investment is in contrast to portfolio investment which is a passive investment in the securities of another country such as stocks and bonds. (via Freebase)
 
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Will Myanmar's Reforms Jumpstart the World Economy?
Will Myanmar's Reforms Jumpstart the World Economy?
LinkAsia via MBC | Feb 11, 2013
Foreign direct investment, primarily from China and South Korea, has flooded Myanmar since the country began to open up and enact broad reforms two years ago. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that this is largely due to low labor costs and has...
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Mining: Is This Mongolia's Path Out of Poverty?
Mining: Is This Mongolia's Path Out of Poverty?
Al Jazeera English | Jun 26, 2012
More than a million Mongolians have migrated to the capital city of Ulan Bator in recent years in search of a better life. While about half of the people in Ulan Bator can't find jobs, foreign investors are spurring a mining boom. Al Jazeera'...
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