UNCTAD publishes World Investment Outlook survey Report

Global foreign investment will return to growth this year; China becomes the preferred destination for multinationals, while becoming the world's second most potential foreign investor, Xiamen, September 7 (reporter Zhu Yanjo Yu Ronghua) The United Nations Trade and Development Organization released the 2010-2012 World Investment Outlook survey in the early morning, It is optimistic that global foreign investment will resume growth this year. Global foreign direct investment flows are expected to rebound to $1.2 trillion in 2010, 1.3 to 1.5 trillion dollars in 2011 and a further increase to 1.6 to 2 trillion U.S. dollars in 2012, with a strong recovery in cross-border mergers and acquisitions as the main driver of this growth.　　The director of the Investment and Enterprise Division of the United Nations Trade and Development Organization (Zhan), who is currently attending the Second World Investment Forum in Xiamen, briefed participants on the main contents of the report. Zhan said that a total of 236 of the world's largest multinationals and 116 national investment promotion agencies responded to the UNCTAD questionnaire, and 62% per cent were optimistic or very optimistic about future investment prospects. Multinational executives argue that the devastating impact of the economic crisis is less than previously thought.　　Most executives believe the crisis has cut the budget for OFDI by companies, while about 20% of executives say their companies have taken measures such as massive divestment and the cessation of overseas operations. The survey also found that of the world's top 15 most attractive investment destinations, 9 were developing countries and economies in transition, and China ranked first, the preferred investment destination for multinationals. In addition, Brazil, Russia and India are among the top five BRIC countries. The report notes that, according to feedback from national investment promotion agencies, the growth momentum of China's OFDI is remarkable, after the United States, is the world's second largest foreign investor in 2010-2012, surpassing Germany, Britain and France. I believe that China's outward investment will transition from the quantum leap of the past decade to a qualitative leap in the next ten years. The foreign investment of Chinese enterprises will be from the point type investment, the diversification investment to the intensive investment and the industrial chain investment.