Policies on outward foreign direct investment

Government policies towards outward foreign direct investment (FDI) have received little attention compared to many analyses of policies towards inward FDI. In an increasingly globalized economy, however, outward FDI emerges as a critical option for corporate strategies to enhance enterprise competitiveness and national performance. A number of governments now recognize this. Consequently, they have liberalized -- or are liberalizing — outward FDI restrictions. This chapter examines the recent liberalization of policies regulating outward FDI, as well as initiatives to promote it. These changes introduce new elements in an evolving international framework for FDI, suggesting a possible expansion of common interests and perspectives among all groups of countries.

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