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<p>From the strategic point of view, not all foreign direct investments (FDI) are always positively benefiting the host economy, i.e. not all multinational enterprises (MnEs) are promoting local host economies. Even more, not all FDIs are equally beneficial to different sectors within the same economy. The fact is that fdi can impact different sectors in various ways, and the impact is not only based on the amount of fdi itself but on MnEs’ motivations and the peculiarities of the host economy, which can differ from country to county. in other words, only fdi numbers aggregated per year are not really giving a comprehensive picture of the situation and in many cases lead to incorrect strategic decisions, as it has happened in many countries, including Georgia.</p>
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From the strategic point of view, not all foreign direct investments (FDI) are always positively benefiting the host economy, i.e. not all multinational enterprises (MnEs) are promoting local host economies. Even more, not all FDIs are equally beneficial to different sectors within the same economy. The fact is that fdi can impact different sectors in various ways, and the impact is not only based on the amount of fdi itself but on MnEs’ motivations and the peculiarities of the host economy, which can differ from country to county. in other words, only fdi numbers aggregated per year are not really giving a comprehensive picture of the situation and in many cases lead to incorrect strategic decisions, as it has happened in many countries, including Georgia.

The Impact of FDI on Economic Development: The Case of Georgia

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From the strategic point of view, not all foreign direct investments (FDI) are always positively benefiting the host economy, i.e. not all multinational...

The Impact of FDI on Economic Development: The Case of Georgia

Published Online: Sep 13, 2020

Page range: 96 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0017

Keywords
FDI, Georgia, investment, MNE, Scott-Kennel model

© 2020 Vakhtang Charaia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Impact of FDI on Economic Development: The Case of Georgia

Published Online: Sep 13, 2020

Page range: 96 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0017

KeywordsFDI, Georgia, investment, MNE, Scott-Kennel model

© 2020 Vakhtang Charaia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
FDI, Georgia, investment, MNE, Scott-Kennel model