Foreign direct investments
Foreign direct investments refer to the transfer of capital and other productive resources from one country especially from a developed country and investing them in another country especially a developing country by governments and private individuals. It involves forming a company in which the investing country has majority shares or the creation of fixed assets in another country by the nationals of the investing country. Such companies are known as Trans-National Corporations or Multi-National Corporations (MNCs). The international flow of financial resources and technology is mainly channeled through MNCs.