Research and analysis

Outward investment: selected economic issues

A paper looking at the impact of outward investment on the UK economy.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 23 January 2014

Documents

Outward Investment: Selected economic issues

Ref: BIS/14/514

PDF, 628 KB, 29 pages

Details

This paper summarises the available evidence on the impact of outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the UK economy and what drives outward FDI decisions. It looks at:

• recent trends in UK outward FDI
• the impact of outward FDI on the UK economy
• the role of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

The report is part of a series of analytical papers supporting the ‘Trade and investment for growth’ white paper published in February 2011.

Published 23 January 2014