FDI Stock
FDI stock is the value of the share of capital (economics), capital and reserve (accounting), reserves (including retained profit (accounting), profits) attributable to the parent enterprise, plus the net indebtedness of affiliates to the parent enterprise. Inward stock is the value of the capital and reserves in the economy attributable to a parent enterprise resident in a different economy. Outward stock is the value of capital and reserves in another economy attributable to a parent enterprise resident in the economy. See also *Foreign direct investment ReferencesUNCTAD: FDI stock
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Capital (economics)
In economics, capital goods or capital are "those durable produced goods that are in turn used as productive inputs for further production" of goods and services. At the macroeconomic level, "the nation's capital stock includes buildings, equipment, software, and inventories during a given year." A typical example is the machinery used in factories. Capital can be increased by the use of the factors of production, which however excludes certain durable goods like homes and personal automobiles that are not used in the production of saleable goods and services. Adam Smith defined capital as "that part of man's stock which he expects to afford him revenue". In economic models, capital is an input in the production function. The total physical capital at any given moment in time is referred to as the capital stock (not to be confused with the capital stock of a business entity). Capital goods, real capital, or capital assets are already-produced, durable goods or any non ...
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