FDI (International Direct Investment) is one of the main forms of modern capital internationalization. According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund, FDI refers to an investment that has sustainable interests in enterprises operating in countries other than the country where the investor belongs.
The purpose is to have a say in the management of the enterprise.
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the main form.
Essence Editor Regarding the essence of international direct investment (FDI), some scholars emphasize "business resources", especially the intangible assets of enterprises.
Some scholars emphasize “control”.
Relevant international institutions, government departments and theoretical circles, such as the United Nations Division on Transnational Corporations and Investment, the International Monetary Fund, the WTO, the U.S. Department of Commerce, etc., believe that the fundamental difference between international direct investment and international indirect investment lies in whether to obtain control of the invested enterprise.
, because the intangible assets formed by FDI are in a core position, while monetary capital is in a very secondary position and can only be invested indirectly. Therefore, FDI not only directly participates in business management, but its direct goal is to obtain control of the invested enterprise.
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Based on this, some scholars believe that “FDI refers to a country or region’s enterprises obtaining part or all of the control rights of foreign enterprises through the international transfer of monopoly advantages (mainly represented by intangible assets), in order to achieve a long-term and highly unified ultimate goal and direct goal.
investment behavior.