7 ways to explain 'foreign direct investment' with football

Dec 16, 2022

a football and players feet on pitch - Playing football against foreign direct investment.

Playing football against foreign direct investment. Image: Unsplash/Emilio Garcia

Matthew Stephenson

Head, Investment Policy and Practice, World Economic Forum

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Football is a classic illustrations of strategic-asset seeking foreign direct investment, which aims to enter foreign markets to acquire knowledge or talent not found at home. Image: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

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