The Truth About Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets

Author: Wang Shuyan
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Discussions about the topic of global economic cases never cease. To analyze this issue, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) conducted an in-depth study on the investments of multinational corporations in developing countries. The research found that multinational investments have a very positive overall impact on the economies of developing countries. However, whether the preferential policies used by emerging market governments to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) have truly been effective, and how effective the restrictions on foreign operations are, what useful insights do these have for governments and policymakers? This cover story, "The Truth About Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets," delves into this in-depth.