What are the challenges faced by SMEs in attracting FDI?

The role of foreign direct investment (FDI) and both its direct and indirect effects on economic growth have been highlighted by past studies. (Tchorek et al., ... Mar 19, 2025 ... A US person that is a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) files Form 8621 if they: The QEF election is made on Form 8621 ("Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment. Company or Qualified Electing Fund") on or ... Dec 18, 2023 ... The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting information on proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report ... Foreign threat actors can also use these investments to exploit U.S. startups and harm U.S. economic and national security interests. • U.S. startups can lose ... Foreign direct investment (FDI) has proved to be resilient during financial crises. ... Taking advantage of this superior information, foreign direct investors ... The paper develops a model of foreign direct investments (FDI) and foreign portfolio investments (FPI). FDI enables the owner to obtain refined information ... Mar 11, 2022 ... Even though an investor may have an information disadvantage in all foreign markets rela- tive to the domestic investor in those markets, the ... Aug 24, 2023 ... Building on prior research on information spillovers (Joe & Oh, 2018), we propose that foreign investors may draw information from the firm's ... The QEF election is made on Form 8621 ("Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment. Company or Qualified Electing Fund") on or ...