As emerging markets become significant outward investors, they face a steep learning curve to meet the internationalization challenge, the host country challenge and the home country challenge. Each challenge requires an in-depth understanding of outward FDI and policy implications related to...

While virtually all countries have policies in place to attract FDI, the picture is very different for outward investment. Most developed countries have policies in place, but most emerging markets do not. This Perspective argues that, to remain competitive, governments of emerging markets must...

Foreign direct investment from emerging markets is an increasingly important phenomenon, and firms from developed countries alone no longer undertake this activity. This chapter provides an overview and summary of Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Markets: The Challenges Ahead, edited by...

Even before the onset of the global crisis, the global market for foreign direct investment (FDI) had undergone significant changes. Foremost amongst these changes was the increasing importance of emerging market multinationals (MNEs). While outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from these...

The rise of FDI from emerging markets has become a focus of attention since the turn of the century. Over the past few years, firms from these markets have become major investors abroad, complementing their home countries‘ traditional role as recipients of FDI. To help understand this...