Which is an example of foreign portfolio investment?   a. Australian tourists going on a safari in Kenya. b. Indonesian merchants selling coffee beans to Japanese importers. c. US consumers increasing their demand for German automobiles. d. Brazilian banks using pesos to buy stock in Mexican corporations.

Which scenario best demonstrates foreign direct investment? Salia started a Polish restaurant in her home country, the United States, after she took cooking lessons from a well-known chef in Poland.   Super Blooms, a reputable vegetable plant company in Holland, exports tomato, pepper, and potato garden plants across the globe.     Ups n Downs Inc., a Chinese firm, supplies roller coaster components in the United States.   Domesticity, a U.S.-based office furniture company, has set up its own assembly plant in Japan to cater to the needs of the Asian market.   Lux Linens, a fabric conglomerate in the United States, imports raw silk from China and Italy.

From the book  "Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium" by Ronald Findlay and Kevin H. O'Rourke (2007) and "A History of the Global Economy: From 1500 to the Present" by Joerg Baten (2016). Discuss how does financial institutions and access to capital shaped the economic foundations of nations and lead to the varying ability of countries to invest in proximate factors such as physical capital and human capital. (please include a bibliography)

The capital account on the United States' balance of payments includes ALL BUT WHICH of the following transactions?  a. Changes in ownership of foreign stocks. b. The sale of U.S. automobiles to German consumers. c. Foreign investors construct a factory on U.S. soil. d. The purchase of U.S. bones by a foreign government. e. A U.S. firm buys property in a foreign country.

If foreigners want to invest more in the American economy______?Group of answer choices 1The exchange rate increases (the US $ appreciates). 2The exchange rate is unaffected. 3The exchange rate decreases (the US $ depreciates). 4The exchange rate could decrease (the US $ depreciates) or it could increase (the US $ appreciates).

A government official announces a new policy. The country wishes to eliminate its trade deficit, but will strongly encourage financial investment from foreign firms. Explain why such a statement is self- contradictory.

What are the main forms through which foreign capital flows in Malaysia? Discuss the evolution of the various forms across the last decade.

Explain briefly whether each of the following would be more likely to lead to a higher level of trade for an economy, or a greater imbalance of trade for an economy. a. Living in an especially large country b. Having a domestic investment rate much higher than the domestic savings rate c. Having many other large economies geographically nearby d. Having an especially large budget deficit e. Having countries with a tradition of strong protectionist legislation shutting out imports

In the United States, several states and localities actively seek investment from enterprises from other regions of the country. Why areUS investors concerned about foreign investment?

Provide two ways in which the criteria for investing differ between Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment?