Foreign Investment Trends in Bangladesh Introduction Foreign direct investment is considered as a crucial ingredient for economic development of a developing country. Countries that are lagging behind to attract FDI are formulating and implementing new policies for attracting more investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an extraordinary and growing role in global business. It can provide a firm with new markets and marketing channels‚ cheaper production facilities‚ access to new technology
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European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Foreign Direct Investment Theories: An Overview of the Main FDI Theories Vintila Denisia Academy of Economic Studies‚ Bucharest‚ denamv20@yahoo.com Abstract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) acquired an important role in the international economy after the Second World War. Theoretical studies on FDI have led to a better understanding of the economic mechanism and the behavior of economic agents‚ both at micro and macro level allowing the opening
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missing in the target country Long term capital is suitable for economic development Foreign investors are able to finance their investments projects better and often cheaper Foreign corporations create new workplaces Possible positive effects FDI bring new technologies that are usually not available in the target country. There is empirical evidence that there are spillover effects as the new technologies usually spread beyond the foreign corporations Foreign corporations provide
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market? And why? Introduction On the 28th of March 2010‚ and after a year long drawn out negotiation process‚ the Chinese car group Geely bought luxury car brand‚ Volvo. The Volvo car brand had been bought over by Ford Motor Company in 1999 for $6.45 billion. After the profits targets were not being met by Volvo‚ Ford decided to sell the Volvo cars brand. The transaction between Ford and Geely cost $1.8 billion holding 100% in the shares and inclusive of all assets. (Zheng & Shi 2013) This overseas transaction
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(Page 13 & 14) Case study: Job Enrichment at Volvo 1. Itemise the differences in the hygiene factors when the Kalmar plant is compared with the Torslanda plant. Answer: The working condition at Torslanda plant was extremely noisy‚ making conversation at a normal level impossible whereas the Kalmar plant has special insulation installed which is used to keep noise down. This is particularly important as this was problem at the Torslanda plant so the company decided to install special insulation
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theoretical explanation‚ or explanations‚ of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? Cemex’s foreign direct investment strategies and decisions were really molded by the nature of their industry/product. FDI yielded the most profitable and controllable option which they felt would stimulate the fast growth of the company. When looking at the theories of FDI‚ it is easy to see why Cemex preferred a direct investment instead of the other options of penetrating these markets. Exporting was eliminated as an
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FOREIGN COLLABORATIONS IN INDIA A Study of Patterns in the Pre and the Post- liberalisation Era Prof. Krishna Kumar Indian Institute of Management‚ Lucknow (India) ABSTRACT Developing countries like India have been using import of technology through foreign collaboration as a strategy to bridge the technological gaps in the country‚ to expedite economic development. There have not been many studies‚ however‚ to understand its impact and implications for technological capacity building of
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Jordan’s History * Country * Society 2. Economy * GDP * Budget * Development Planning 3. Government and Politics * The Constitution * The King * The Government 5. Foreign Trade Policy * Relations with major Countries. * Jordan and Arab Countries. * Jordan and its relations with WTO. * Jordan partnering with OIC ( Organization Of Islamic Conference). * Jordan’s Free Trade Agreements with various associations and countries. 7. Current Status and
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| Case Study #2.1 | MGT 3121 CTRA Group #13 | 1. Describe Village Volvo’s Service Package. Supporting Facility: Village Volvo occupies a new Butler building that has four work bays in addition to an office‚ waiting‚ area‚ and storage room. Facilitating good: A television set‚ comfortable chairs‚ coffee‚ a soft-drink vending machine‚ magazines‚ and the local newspaper Information: The mechanic who will be working on the vehicle and the client discuss the problems the client has
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