大学外贸英语chapter 12 international investment and multinational enterprises-讲义.pptVIP

New words;New words;Economic Terms;Economic Terms;Useful Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions ;1. in more than one country在一个以上的国家(注意one后的名词不能用复数，类似的例子还有many a country“许多国家”) 2. to service （a debt or a loan）为（债务或贷款）支付利息(service:to pay the interest on a debt or a loan， 不能译成为债务、贷款服务) 3. private investor私人投资者(a person who invests his/her own money for personal profit and not that of a corporation； 进行投资的外国公司和金融组织等被称之为institutional investors“机构性投资者”);include multinational corporations(MNCs) multinational enterprises (MNEs) multinational firms multinationals ;Definition a corporation that has production operations in more than one country1 for various reasons. MNCs play an important role in international trade and investment. ;Identifiable features of MNCs Stock ownership and management are multinational in character； Operating in many host countries； Often conducting research and development activities in addition to manufacturing， mining，and extraction operations； With headquarters being far away from where a particular activity occurs ;Reason for MNCs to Operate Abroad To secure supplies of raw materials； To utilize cheap labor sources； To service2 local markets； To bypass protectionist ;Definition International investment, as part of international factor movements, means investment made in other countries by either individuals or businesses such as MNCs. ;Types of International Investment Foreign Indirect Investment Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Trade Investment;Definition Comparison between FDI and foreign indirect investment Motives for FDI Problems Created by FDI ;Questions to be Answered;Can you tell the major differences between FDI and foreign indirect investment? What are the chief MNCs’ motives for FDI? Why do MNCs want to operate abroad? What are the problems created by MNCs investing directly abroad? What complaints do host countries have against FDI by MNCs?;This is the end of Chapter 12;