Foreign Direct Investment Is

question 225

Multiple Choice

Foreign direct investment is

• A) the purchase of less than 10 percent of the shares of ownership in a company in another country.
• B) the purchase of more than 10 percent of the shares of ownership in a company in another country.
• C) the diversification of purchasing shares in many companies in one country so that risk is kept to a minimum.
• D) the diversification of purchasing shares in one company in many countries so that risk is kept to a minimum.

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