International investment perspectives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

2006 ed.

Other Title:

Title in French from t.p. verso: Perspectives d'investissement international

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The global environment for foreign direct investment (FDI) improved in 2005. Macroeconomic growth, traditionally one of the main drivers of direct investment, gained momentum in several OECD countries. In addition, corporate profitability was generally strong, interest rates were low and equity valuation in most countries was firm so ample liquidity was available to companies wanting to invest abroad. In this benign environment, overall FDI inflows to OECD countries grew by 27 per cent to reach US 623 billion in 2005. At the same time, OECD economies remained strong net contributors of direct

Contents:

Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I; Chapter 1. Trends and Recent Developments in Foreign Direct Investment; Chapter 2. Globalisation, New Technology and International Investment; Chapter 3. International Investor Participation in Infrastructure: Challenges for Policy Makers; Chapter 4. Outward Direct Investment: What Benefits to the Home Countries?; Chapter 5. Building Investment Policy Capacity: The OECD Peer Review Process; Part II. Special Focus on International Investment Agreements; Chapter 6. Novel Features in Recent OECD Bilateral Investment Treaties

Chapter 7. Improving the System of Investor-state Dispute Settlement: An OverviewChapter 8. Consolidation of Claims: A Promising Avenue for Investment Arbitration?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-74697-5

9786611746971

92-64-02690-8

OCLC:

85870808