Direct Investments according to the directional principle
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Direct investment is a category of international investment. As a result of direct investment investors-residents of one economy obtain significant control or influence on direct investment enterprise that is a resident of another economy.
Direct investment in balance of payments includes not only original transactions of direct investment but also all consecutive operations between direct investor and direct investment enterprise. Stocks of direct investment in international investment position and external debt statistics are accounted in a similar way.