Fdi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of foreign direct investment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Direct investment liabilities, a measure of FDI reflected in a country’s balance of payments, fell to just $4.9 billion in the April to June months, down 87% from a year earlier, according to data published by SAFE last month. That was the lowest amount in any quarter since records began in 1998."

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foreign direct investment

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"Colombia's FDI declined by 3% to $10.2 billion between January and September 2017."

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