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Practical exercice
HAVE ACCESS TO MICRO LEVEL INFORMATION
Identify and find information on the companies established in the country you have
selected.
Note: Although not exhaustive, this data is a useful complement to the data on FDI (see data
limitations).
85. Which Multinational Corporations (MNC) have majority-owned foreign affiliates in industry
A
Note: Click on the “+” sign on the “Foreign Affiliates” heading, information on the activities of
foreign affiliates located in the country is presented. The second column from the right shows
the list of the leading parent companies for each industry. After clicking on the name of an
industry’s leading parent company, you obtain a list showing all of the parent companies with
affiliates in the country for that specific industry.
Leading parent companies for Industry A
1.
2.
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4.
5.
Parent country
Number of
affiliates
86. What can you tell about the concentration of the source of FDI in industry A
Note: To answer this question, look at the country of origin of the main parent companies
and see whether the FDI is concentrated. E.g. if 80% of FDI comes from only 2 sources, it is
indeed concentrated.
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87. Write specific details for the leading foreign affiliate in the country for industry A.