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Portfolio Investments: Case for and against | Economics

Portfolio investment is that form of flow of foreign capital in which the foreign investors have only the ownership capital. The management and control of capital remains in the hands of host country. The LDC's have developed a strong preference for the portfolio investment in view of serious dangers inherent in the foreign direct investment. The portfolio investment, in fact, [...]

By Aahana S|2018-03-15T11:34:39+05:30March 15, 2018|Portfolio Investments|Comments Off

2 Types of Capital Flows on Private Account

Here we detail about the two types of capital flows on private account. The two types are: (1) Foreign Portfolio Investment, and (2) Foreign Direct Investment. Type 1# Foreign Portfolio Investment: This is important type of capital flow under which foreign institutions such as banks, insurance companies, companies managing mutual funds and pension funds purchase stocks and bonds of companies [...]

By Subho Mukherjee|2015-08-26T08:24:42+05:30August 24, 2015|Foreign Capital|Comments Off