Foreign investment takes the form of either direct investment in productive enterprises or investment in financial instruments, such as a portfolio of shares.
Countries receiving foreign investment tend to have a mixed attitude towards it.
Similarly, there is frequently resentment in the country whose nationals invest overseas, especially if there is domestic unemployment. Nevertheless, foreign investment is increasingly important in the economy of the modern world. The Penguin Dictionary of Economics 2. The Penguin Dictionary of Economics 3. The Penguin Dictionary of Economics 4.