Global Foreign-Direct-Investment Flows Decline 20%

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In the first half of 2019, global foreign-direct-investment flows decreased by 20% compared with the second half of 2018, with a sharp drop in the second quarter, according to OECD data. Quarterly flows can be volatile -- often affected by a few very large transactions. The Paris-based group said the latest decline continues the slowdown following the post-crisis peak in 2015 and can be partly attributed to “uncertainties regarding trade tensions and prospects for future economic growth.”

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