Regarding the Annual Outflows of Foreign Direct Investment,which of the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

Regarding the annual outflows of foreign direct investment,which of the following is not true?

• A) The overall volume of outward FDI from developing nations in 2013 was nine times the level in 2003.
• B) The proportion of worldwide outward FDI that came from developing nations was 19 percent in 2013.
• C) About two-thirds of annual outflows of FDI originates from the developed countries.
• D) The United States and the EU combined have continued to account for one-third to one-half of worldwide FDI in recent years.
• E) Historically, approximately two-thirds of the value of corporate investments made in the United States from abroad have been spent to acquire going companies rather than to establish new ones.

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