Which of the following are direct foreign investments? Explain your answer. i. A Chinese company pays $6.49 million for a stake in the Hilton. ii. A Russian businessman buys $44 billion on FOREX. iii. An American company buys another American company; stockholders in the bought-US company sell their shares on FOREX. iv. A Turkish company builds a factory in Ethiopia and manages the factory as a contractor to the Turkish government

Which of the following are direct foreign investments? Explain your answer. i. A Chinese company pays $6.49 million for a stake in the Hilton. ii. A Russian businessman buys $44 billion on FOREX. iii. An American company buys another American company; stockholders in the bought-US company sell their shares on FOREX. iv. A Turkish company builds a factory in Ethiopia and manages the factory as a contractor to the Turkish government

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

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Chapter20: The Global Economy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 23AA

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