1) Define 'international investment position' and 'foreign direct investment.'
2) The Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.gov) provides data on the international investment position of the United States, along with information on foreign direct investment, broken down by sector and by country, both for inward and outward investment. Take time to find where United States invest outside its border (US direct investment abroad). Then look at inward direct investment (foregn direct investement in the US). For inward and outward investment, list 5 European countries where the US invested the most (outward) and 5 European countries largest investors in the US (inward). Make two tables and provide numerical data from BEA tables for year 2015.
1) International investment position is a financial statement that shows the composition of its own country's external financial assets and liabilities. When value of Net International Investment Position is positive then it indicates a nation is a creditor, while a negative value indicates country is a debtor nation.
Foreign direct investment is an investment made by an individual or a company in one country in business interests in some other country. FDI takes places when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets.
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