They now account for over half of the global consumption of most commodities, world exports, and inflows of foreign direct investment.

目前新兴经济体已经占据了一半以上的全球商品消费量、出口、及外资引进。

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Last year Britain was second only to America as a destination for foreign direct investment.

英国作为吸收外国投资的目的地仅次于美国位列第二。

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US direct investment in China has topped 64 billion US dollars and the US remains the No. 1 source of foreign direct investment for China.

美国对华直接投资总额达640亿美元，美国继续是中国最大的外资来源国。

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But analysts say foreign direct investment is hampered by high corporate taxes and a legacy of socialist-era policies and bureaucracy.

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But the trend has reversed. From April to June, India received about $15 billion in foreign direct investment, the highest since 2007.

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It led to a rapid decline in foreign direct investment in Georgia and a rapid decline in growth, reinforced,of course, by the economic crisis.

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Najib also sees that direct foreign investment and ownership, as practiced by neighbor Singapore, spur growth.

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He said this would incur costs without delivering the full benefits possible through direct foreign investment.

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The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, to encourage direct foreign investment, and to privatize remaining state-owned enterprises.

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