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foreign portfolio investment

Title English: 
foreign portfolio investment
Definition English: 
Securities and other financial assets passively held by foreign investors. Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) does not provide the investor with direct ownership of financial assets, and thus no direct management of a company. This type of investment is relatively liquid, depending on the volatility of the market invested in. It is most commonly used by investors who do not want to manage a firm abroad.
Title Arabic: 
استثمارات الحافظة الأجنبية
Title French: 
investissement en portefeuille à létranger
Domain: 
Economic Development
Subject: 
Foreign Investments
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/2