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International investment agreement (IIA ) impact of Foreign direct investment (FDI) case study Iran
International Investment Agreement (Iia) • September 22nd, 2018

Abstract: Remarkable growth of foreign direct investment has been one of the main features of global economy during the past two decades. Foreign direct investment means investment by transnational or multinational corporations in a country to control assets and manage production activities in those countries. Growth of foreign direct investment has accelerated since early 1980s and it currently includes 54,000 transnational companies. It was more rapid than growth in global production which stood at an average of 7 percent between 1980 and 1997. Increased foreign direct investment will expand international production by' transnational companies to the extent that they comprise 3.4 trillion dollars and about 449,000 foreign companies. The amount of those companies' sales will be higher than foreign trade (global export) and has reached about 9.5 billion dollars. The general introduction stated the purpose, objective, need and contribution of the study. It reviewed the concept of FDI, e