The Stock of Foreign Direct Investment Refers To

question 59

Multiple Choice

The stock of foreign direct investment refers to:

• A) the total accumulated value of foreign-owned assets at a given time.
• B) the number of shares of a foreign firm held by the local investors.
• C) to the amount of FDI undertaken over a given time period (normally a year).
• D) the dividend amount paid by the foreign firm to local investors.
• E) the flow of foreign direct investment out of a country.

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