Intro to IR: FDI

When a foreign bank lends money to a corporation in a given country we have:

• portfolio investment

• FDI

• sovereign lending

• none of the above

When a company builds a new facility in a foreign country we have:

• portfolio investment

• FDI

• sovereign ledning

• none of the above

Like domestic lending, obligations arising from foreign lending can be enforced by bankruptcy

• True

• False

Which kind of investment entails managerial control?

• sovereign lending

• portfolio investment

• FDI

• none of the above

There is one effective international institution governing FDI

• True

• False

How do we govern the relationship between foreign FDI investors and host countries?

• Multilateral organizations

• UNCTAD

• Bilateral investment treaties

• IMF

Sovereign wealth funds are

• government-owned

• private companies

• multinational companies

Which of the following is not part of the international regulation of MNCs?

• TRIMS

• Chapter 11 of NAFTA

• Bilateral Investment Treaties

• GATT

Which institution grants concessional finance?

• Bank for International Settlements

• World Trade Organization

• World Bank

• Commercial Banks

Kazakhstan has a Soverign Welath Fund

• True

• False