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Definitions for: foreign investment
foreign investment

investment by citizens and government of one country in industries of another; also investment within a country by foreigners. The income tax treatment of foreign investment income is often governed by tax treaties between the country of the investment owner and the country where the investment is located.

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Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate
Foreign institutions with investment interests in the U.S.; domestic firms that manage and advise real estate investment accounts of foreign investors; accounting and law firms with offices overseas. Encourages foreign ...

Members: 150
Founded: 1988
Dues: associate, supporting, $9,000 annual; institutional, $7,500 annual.