Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are expected to decline by 10–15 per cent in 2016,
reflecting the fragility of the global economy and the persistent weakness of aggregate demand,
sluggish growth in some commodity exporting countries, effective policy measures to curb tax
inversion deals and a slump in multinational enterprises (MNE) profits in 2015. Over the medium
term, global FDI flows are projected to resume growth in 2017 and to surpass $1.8 trillion in 2018,
but they will remain below the pre-crisis peak.