According to the WIPS, TNCs across all sectors will either
maintain the current level or increase FDI in the next two years, 2015–
2016. After a year of consolidation and falling investments, primary
sector TNCs were the most bullish about their foreign investments in
the next years, with more than 70 per cent of respondents indicating
that they will be increasing their FDI expenditures above 2013 levels
(figure 7). In contrast, 47 per cent of TNCs in the manufacturing sector
and 50 per cent of those in services expected an increase in 2014. For
the current year, investors in the secondary and tertiary sectors still
expressed some uncertainties about their plans, with some low-tech
industries in manufacturing such as textiles, wood and wood products,
construction products, metals, and machinery forecasting decreases of
expenditures in the short-term. However, by 2016, almost half of TNCs
in all sectors expect to see an increase in their FDI expenditures, in line
with their rising optimism for the global investment environment.