Exercise 2. Q1: When did the upward trend of FDI start?(b) 2004

Q1: When did the upward trend of FDI start? (b) 2004

Q2: According to Figure I.1, which group of countries benefited the most from FDI in 2006? (d) Developed economies

Q3: Which country was the world’s leading recipient country of FDI in 2006? (a) USA

Q4: Which region was the largest recipient of FDI in 2006? (d) EU

Q5: Amongst developing nations, which group of countries hosted the largest stake of FDI in 2006? (c) Asia

Q6: Which country was the largest recipient of FDI in Latin America in 2006? (b) Mexico

Q7: What do we mean by M&As? (d) mergers and acquisitions

Q8: What boosted the value of cross-border M&As in recent years, thereby accounting for a great portion of FDI flows? (b) High corporate profits and stock prices

Q9: According to Figure I.2, in which group of countries was the share of reinvested earnings the highest (concentrate on the lines and not the bars)? (a) Developing nations

Q10: How could Europe afford a relatively large number of M&As? (c) Due to successful cost-cutting and restructuring efforts.

Q11: Which country in Europe was the main target of M&A activities? (a) UK

Q12: According to Table I.1, what trends can you see regarding the value of M&As in the last fours years? (a) increasing

Q13: Developing countries have also entered on the global market by enforcing foreign mergers and acquisitions. In which sector were they the most successful? (b) Oil and gas industry

Q14: What was the primary financing form of M&As in 2006? (a) cash and debt financing

B) Let’s continue with part B (“Changing patterns of FDI”) of the 2007 World Investment Report. Read only pages 19 to 22.

Q1: According to Table I.9, which bilateral relationship provided the largest flow of FDI in 2005? (b) From the UK to the US

Q2: In which relation has the Japanese investment activity strengthened? (a) Australia and the US

Q3: Do bilateral FDI relationships of major EU countries with other EU nations support the idea of increased regional integration? (a) Yes

Q4: What trends can be identified in the sectoral distribution of FDI? (b) The increased significance of the service sector and the declining importance of natural resources and manufacturing.

B

In Table A.I.1 you will find “numbers of greenfield FDI projects”. Concentrate first on Europe.

Q1: Which country provided greenfield FDI projects in the largest number in 2006? (b) Austria

Q2: Which country was the largest recipient of greenfield FDI projects in 2006? (a) UK

Q3: How many greenfield FDI projects were provided by Hungary in 2006? (a) 19

Q4: Which of the following countries was the he largest recipient of greenfield FDI projects in CEE in 2006? (a) Hungary

Please concentrate now on all regions in Table A.I.1.

Q5: Which of the following regions performed the worst regarding the number of greenfield FDI projects “by source” in 2006? (c) Africa

Q6: Which of the following regions performed the worst regarding the number of greenfield FDI projects “by destination” in 2006? (a) Africa

Q7: Which country performed the best in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the number of greenfield FDI projects “by destination” in 2006? (d) Mexico

Q8: Which country performed the best in Asia regarding the number of greenfield FDI projects “by destination” in 2006? (c) China

Check now Table A.I.13, titled the “The world’s top 100 non-financial TNCs, ranked by foreign assets (2005)”.

Q9: Which corporation is the largest transnational company in the world (by foreign assets)? (c) General Electric

Q10: Which is the home country of General Electric? (b) USA

Q11: In which country do we find transnational corporations in the largest number among the top ten MNCs? (a) USA

Q12: Among the first ten companies, which of them employs the most people in total? (c) General Motors

Q13: Among the first ten companies, which of them employs the most people abroad? (b) General Motors

Q14: Do you find any CEE corporations among the top 100? (d) No, none

Turn to table A.I.16: “The top 100 TNCs ranked by the number of host countries” (Data are from 2005).

Q15: Which corporation is ranked first? (b) Deutsche Post AG

Q16: In how many countries does Deutsche Post AG have affiliates? (d) 103

Q17: In which country do we find transnational corporations in the largest number among the first ten corporations? (a) Germany

Q3: Which of the three countries had the lowest outflow of FDI in 2006? (c) Slovakia

Q4: Which of the three countries had the highest FDI inward stock in 2006? (a) Hungary

Q5: Which of the three countries had the lowest FDI inward stock in 2006? (b) Czech Republic

topic 11.

Changing role of the state in development

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