2016 Global Opportunity Index

42 Pages Posted: 14 Sep 2016

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Jonathon Adams-Kane

Milken Institute

Claude Lopez

Reserve Bank of Australia

Jakob Wilhelmus

Milken Institute

Date Written: September 2016

Abstract

Cross-border capital flows play a key role in supporting investment, and ultimately, economic growth. Until recently, regulators tended to favor foreign direct investment (FDI) because direct investment in the country’s productive assets has traditionally been viewed as more stable than portfolio flows. Yet recent strengthening of portfolio flows to emerging markets and an investment gap in many countries are forcing a reassessment: Market-based investment cannot be ignored and could help in developing public-private partnerships to facilitate a more diversified and even allocation of international financial resources.

With a special focus on Asia, the report first assesses the attractiveness of Asian countries based on the 2016 Global Opportunity Index (GOI) and provides a closer look at the composition of Asia’s capital inflows—focused on FDI and portfolio investment.

Keywords: capital flows, FDI, portfolio flows

JEL Classification: F3, F4

Suggested Citation

Adams-Kane, Jonathon and Lopez, Claude and Wilhelmus, Jakob, 2016 Global Opportunity Index (September 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2838544 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2838544

Jonathon Adams-Kane

Milken Institute ( email )

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United States

Claude Lopez (Contact Author)

Reserve Bank of Australia

65, Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

Jakob Wilhelmus

Milken Institute

1250 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
United States

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