Coke made these investments in order to improve its market position. This is being done in three ways. First, the
construction of new bottling plants is helping the company produce a low-cost product. Second, marketing expenditures
are helping the firm gain the product recognition needed for growth. Third, direct investments in facilities
closer to the market are reducing delivery time and eliminating associated expenses.
What does direct foreign investments do?
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is the direct investments in productive assets by a company incorporated in a foreign country, as opposed to investments in shares of local companies by foreign entities. it is an important feature of an increasingly globalized economic system.
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A measure of foreign ownership of productive assets, such as factories, mines and land. Increasing foreign investment can be used as one measure of growing economic globalization. Horizontal foreign direct investments happen when a multinational company carries out a similar business operation in different nations.