As reported in the World Investment Report 2014 (WIR14)
(UNCTAD, 2014), UNCTAD projects FDI flows to rise in 2014–2016,
mainly driven by investments in developed economies as their economic
recovery starts to take hold and spread wider. However, the fragility
in some emerging markets and risks related to policy uncertainty and
regional conflict could still derail the expected upturn in FDI flows.
Moreover, this prediction does not take into account megadeals such
as the $130 billion buy-back of shares by Verizon (United States) from
Vodafone (United Kingdom) in 2014, which will reduce the equity
component of FDI inflows to the United States and affect the global
level of FDI inflows.