According to the World Investment Report 2017: Investment and the Digital Economy, global FDI flows retreated marginally in 2016 by 2 percent to 1,75 trillion U.S. dollars, amid weak economic growth and significant policy risks perceived by multinational enterprises.
Flows to developing countries were especially hard hit wholesale air max 90 online , with a decline of 14 percent, while FDI outflows from developed countries decreased by 11 percent, mainly owing to a slump in investments from European multinational enterprises.
The United States remained the largest recipient of FDI, attracting 391 billion U.S. dollars in inflows, followed by Britain with 254 billion dollars, and China with inflows of 134 billion dollars.
According to the report wholesale authentic air max 90 , with a surge of outflows, China also becomes last year the second largest investing country.
In 2017, the global FDI is expected to rise by 5 percent, to almost 1.8 trillion U.S. dollars, attributed to higher economic growth expectations across major regions, a resumption of growth in trade and a recovery in corporate profits.
The modest increase in FDI flows is expected to continue into 2018 wholesale air max 90 2019 , taking flows to 1.85 trillion U.S. dollars, but still below the all-time peak of 1.9 trillion dollars in 2007, said the report.
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