Exercise 2. Q1: When did the upward trend of FDI start?

Q1: When did the upward trend of FDI start?

(a) 2006

(b) 2004

(c) 2001

(d) 1998

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

(a) Developing economies

(b) Development economies

(c) Least Developed Economies

(d) Developed economies

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

(a) USA

(b) Germany

(c) UK

(d) China

Q4: Which region was the largest recipient of FDI in 2006?

(a) Africa

(b) Asia

(c) America

(d) EU

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

(a) Africa

(b) Latin America

(c) Asia

(d) Oceania

Q6: Which country was the largest recipient of FDI in Latin America in 2006?

(a) Brazil

(b) Mexico

(c) Venezuela

(d) Argentina

Q7: What do we mean by M&As?

(a) merchants and anchors

(b) models and abbreviations

(c) markets and arcades

(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?

(a) Intensified trade

(b) High corporate profits and stock prices

(c) Bubbles

(d) International capital movements

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

(b) Developed nations

(c) Africa

(d) South East Asia

Q10: How could Europe afford a relatively large number of M&As?

(a) Due to lowered costs of marketing and transaction costs.

(b) Due to diminishing returns to scale.

(c) Due to successful cost-cutting and restructuring efforts.

(d) Due to the intensified trade across borders.

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

(a) UK

(b) Germany

(c) France

(d) The Netherlands

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

(a) increasing

(b) decreasing

(c) no change

(d) slight decrease

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

(a) Service sector

(b) Oil and gas industry

(c) Manufacturing sector

(d) Agriculture

Q14: What was the primary financing form of M&As in 2006?

(a) cash and debt financing

(b) loans

(c) banking loans

(d) the purchase of equities

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?

(a) From the US to the UK

(b) From the UK to the US

(c) From the UK to Germany

(d) From the US to Japan

Q2: In which relation has the Japanese investment activity strengthened?

(a) Australia and the US

(b) Hong Kong

(c) Indonesia

(d) UK

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

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) Not possible to decide

(d) Maybe

Q4: What trends can be identified in the sectoral distribution of FDI?

(a) The increased significance of the manufacturing sector and the declining importance of the service sector.

(b) The increased significance of the service sector and the declining importance of natural resources and manufacturing.

(c) The increased significance of natural resources and the declining importance of the service sector.

(d) The increased significance of natural resources and the declining importance of the manufacturing sector.

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?

(a) UK

(b) Austria

(c) The Netherlands

(d) Germany

Q2: Which country was the largest recipient of greenfield FDI projects in 2006?

(a) UK

(b) France

(c) Germany

(d) Czech Republic

Q3: How many greenfield FDI projects were provided by Hungary in 2006?

(a) 19

(b) 23

(c) 33

(d) 45

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

(a) Hungary

(b) Slovakia

(c) Czech Republic

(d) Slovenia

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?

(a) EU

(b) Latin America and the Caribbean

(c) Africa

(d) Asia and Oceania

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

(a) Africa

(b) EU

(c) Latin America and the Caribbean

(d) Asia and Oceania

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

(a) Brazil

(b) Argentina

(c) Bolivia

(d) Mexico

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

(a) Malaysia

(b) Indonesia

(c) China

(d) Taiwan

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)?

(a) Toyota Motor Corporation

(b) Volkswagen

(c) General Electric

(d) Vodafone Group PLC

Q10: Which is the home country of General Electric?

(a) UK

(b) USA

(c) Japan

(d) France

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

(a) USA

(b) France

(c) UK

(d) Japan

Q12: Among the first ten companies, which of them employs the most people in total?

(a) Toyota Motor Corporation

(b) British Petroleum Company PLC

(c) General Motors

(d) Exxon Mobil

Q13: Among the first ten companies, which of them employs the most people abroad?

(a) Ford Motor

(b) General Motors

(c) Exxon Mobil

(d) Total

Q14: Do you find any CEE corporations among the top 100?

(a) Yes, from Poland

(b) Yes, from Hungary

(c) Yes, from the Czech Republic

(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?

(a) Nestlé SA

(b) Deutsche Post AG

(c) IBM

(d) Bayer AG

Q16: In how many countries does Deutsche Post AG have affiliates?

(a) 56

(b) 98

(c) 101

(d) 103

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

(a) Germany

(b) USA

(c) UK

(d) Japan

Q3: Which of the three countries had the lowest outflow of FDI in 2006?

(a) Hungary

(b) Czech Republic

(c) Slovakia

(d) None of them

Q4: Which of the three countries had the highest FDI inward stock in 2006?

(a) Hungary

(b) Czech Republic

(c) Slovakia

(d) None of them

Q5: Which of the three countries had the lowest FDI inward stock in 2006?

(a) Hungary

(b) Czech Republic

(c) Slovakia

(d) None of them

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