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EXTERNAL FACTORS
-INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE INFLUENCES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF GOODS
AND SERVICES BETWEEN COUNTRIES. COUNTRIES
INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE WILL BENEFIT
FROM SPECIALIZATION AND DIVISION OF LABOR, AS
WELL AS HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES,
TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL MARKETS.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CAN ALSO INCREASE
ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH INCREASING
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, AS WELL AS REDUCING
DEPENDENCE ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET.
-FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (IAL)
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IS AN INVESTMENT
MADE BY A FOREIGN COMPANY IN THE FORM OF
OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF ASSETS AND BUSINESS
OPERATIONS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. IAL CAN HAVE
A POSITIVE IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH INCREASING CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER, JOB CREATION AND INCREASING
PRODUCTION CAPACITY. APART FROM THAT, IAL CAN
ALSO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AND ACCELERATE ECONOMIC
GROWTH THROUGH SPILL-OVER EFFECTS, SUCH AS
INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND INNOVATION.