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foreign direct investment  

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  • Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs when a foreign investor exerts direct control over domestic assets. It normally consists of an international capital flow from the home country to a host country for the purpose of acquiring partial or full ownership of tangible business activity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Foreign Direct Investment]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/foreign_direct_investment

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