| foreign direct investment | Foreign direct investments in China amounted to $3 billion last year. |
| foreign direct investment | Japan's foreign direct investment reached $10 billion last year. |
| foreign direct investment | (n) investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
| foreign direct investment | (n) a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
| 海外直接投資 | [かいがいちょくせつとうし, kaigaichokusetsutoushi] (n) foreign direct investment; FDI; direct overseas investment [Add to Longdo] |
| Direktinvestitionen { pl } im Ausland [ econ. ] | foreign direct investment (FDI) [Add to Longdo] |