CIAO DATE: 03/2010

The global economic crisis and FDI flows to emerging markets: for the first time ever, emerging markets are this year set to attract more than half of global FDI flows

October 2009

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Abstract

For the first time ever, emerging markets are set to attract more FDI inflows than developed countries in 2009. This Perspective examines this prospect, based on an analysis of the severe downturn of investment flows worldwide this year. This Perspective was also printed in the China Daily.

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