THE MINISTERY OF INDUSTRY AND ENERGY INTRODUCED BILLS ON STRATEGIC BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY

Foreign direct investment (FDI) affiliates continued to play an important role in the U.S. energy industry in 2001, according to Foreign Direct Investment in U.S. Energy in 2001 from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This annual publication describes the energy operations, capital investments, and net foreign investment flows of U.S....

Attracting foreign direct investment has become a central component of industrial policy in developed and developing countries across the world. There is a large volume of literature identifying why firms engage in international investment, the economic and political determinants of investment location and the impact of foreign direct investment on ......

ABSTRACT Within a gravity model framework, this paper investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the trade performance of China using trade and stock data on a bilateral basis between China and 75 partner countries/regions over the period 1989 to 2000. It has been found that outward FDI ......

This article presents a comparative analysis of the inward and outward foreign direct investment in Turkey. It is hypothesized that the country's negative business climate caused by both economic and political factors is a major determinant of both. This article investigates why, compared to many developing countries that have attracted ......

Introduction Increasing attention has been paid in Europe in recent years to the question of why firms invest abroad. This reflects both the rapid growth in foreign direct investment within Europe, along with recent improvements in the quality and availability of data. At the heart of the debate is a ......

INTRODUCTION Since the late 1980s, the economic redirection of Mexico has resulted in economic growth, single digit inflation, and a stable peso. Correspondingly, foreign investment has increased dramatically, doubling between 1989 and 1992.(1) With the recent enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the election of Ernesto ......

Who Cares Who Owns America? Foreign investors' penetration in certain industries and areas and America's new status as a debtor nation have led many to call for limits on foreign direct investment in the United States. However, foreign investment is still just a small part of the U.S. economy. Direct ......