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IMF definition: FDI represent a category of international investment that reflects the purpose of an entity resident in a country to obtain a long lasting interest in a company from another country.
Portfolio investment
Include shares, bonds, instruments of monetary market. The investor is interested only in preserving and increasing his capital without getting involved in the management of the company.
FDI stocks:
Inward stocks; Outward stocks.
Since late 90s some developing countries became foreign investors themselves (China, India)
Types of HCM
Supply of information and technical assistance for investing in certain countries. Financial support for investing in certain countries. Fiscal incentives (avoidance of double taxation). Guarantees for non-commercial risks. Measures for supporting market access. Promotion of technology transfer.