Direct Investment

Definition of Direct Investment

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Direct Investment: One of two large categories of foreign investment. Direct investment refers to financial investments in a company in order to gain control or ownership, while portfolio investment refers to financial investment for the purpose of interest or dividends.

Direct Investment: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Direct Investment. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada

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Meaning of Direct investment

Overview and more information about Direct investment

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Translation of Direct investment

• Spanish: Inversión directa
• French: Investissement direct
• German: Direktinvestition
• Italian: Investimento diretto
• Portuguese: Investimento direto
• Polish: Inwestycja bezpośrednia

Thesaurus of Direct investment

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See also

• Gold
• Currency convertibility

• Deposit money
• Banking
• National currency
• Paper money
• Cash-in-transit