Introduction

As the analysis of the previous chapters indicates, foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade are inextricably intertwined both at the microeconomic level of firms’ strategies and operations and at the macroeconomic level of national economies. Investment and trade not only contribute individually and directly to development, they also contribute jointly and indirectly through linkages with one another. Governments have therefore increasingly established national policy frameworks to create a framework within which FDI and trade can flourish and contribute to growth and development. Beyond that, they are beginning to pay more attention, at the national level, to the need for policy coordination between investment and trade policies.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth