{"id":79,"date":"2024-05-20T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=79"},"modified":"2024-05-21T06:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T06:34:46","slug":"foreign-direct-investment-fdi","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/glossary\/foreign-direct-investment-fdi\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Direct Investment, or FDI, is one of the most important conduits for direct investment between countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/glossary\/foreign-portfolio-investment\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Foreign Portfolio Investment<\/a>s (FPIs), an investor in one nation might own a majority share in any business or organization in the foreign country that accepts the investment. FDI is also an important and useful indication of a country&#x2019;s political and socioeconomic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This essentially means that a country that receives significant investments from foreign businesses on a regular basis is more likely to have a dynamic and healthy economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-does-fdi-work\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does FDI Work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Foreign investments can be &#x2018;organic&#x2019; or &#x2018;inorganic&#x2019;. A foreign investor will make organic investments to expand and accelerate the growth of existing firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inorganic investments occur when an investing entity buys out a business in its target country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In developing and emerging economies such as India and other regions of South-East Asia, FDIs provide a much-needed boost to enterprises that are struggling financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian government has taken many steps to ensure that larger investments flow into the country in industries like as defe<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  href=\"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/glossary\/nse\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>nse<\/a> manufacture, telecommunications, PSU oil refineries, and information technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Direct Investment, as a non-debt financial resource, has the potential to be a key engine of economic development in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globalization and internationalization are two reasons that facilitated FDI. However, the famed Canadian economist Stephen Hymer, called the &#x2018;Father of International Business&#x2019;, argued in the 1960s that foreign investments would continue to rise fast because&#x2014;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It granted control over international corporations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It enabled certain business <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  href=\"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/glossary\/sector\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sector<\/a>s defeat monopolistic tactics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most significantly, because market inefficiencies will always exist, such investments offer organizations with a buffer against a sharp and unforeseen decrease in commercial activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Direct Investment, or FDI, is one of the most important conduits for direct investment between countries. Unlike Foreign <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/glossary\/portfolio\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Portfolio<\/a> Investments (FPIs), an investor in one nation might own a majority share in any business or organization in the foreign country that accepts the investment. FDI is also an important and useful indication of a [&#x2026;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/79\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}