With economic growth stalling — or in some cases plummeting — in many of the world’s developing countries, foreign direct investment appears to be following suit. In times of economic uncertainty, companies tend to seek out safe havens and will forfeit the growth opportunities that emerging markets present if these markets start to look unstable or sluggish. There are early signs that this trend could be at work.
由于全球很多發(fā)展中國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)陷于停滯(一些國(guó)家甚至出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重滑坡),外國(guó)直接投資(FDI)似乎也在追隨這一趨勢(shì)。在經(jīng)濟(jì)不明朗時(shí)期,企業(yè)往往會(huì)尋找安全的避難所,如果新興市場(chǎng)開(kāi)始看起來(lái)不穩(wěn)定或低迷,它們還會(huì)放棄這些市場(chǎng)提供的增長(zhǎng)機(jī)遇。早期跡象顯示,這種趨勢(shì)可能已經(jīng)存在。