Aspects On Foreign Direct Investments, Defining Elements, Classification

Foreign Direct Investments a complementary category to domestic investments is one of the important resources for the achievement of a strategy for economic development and modernization of a country. The accumulation of capital (internal, external) signifies a priority condition of economic progress, the stake being the achievement of investments. The paper approaches, succinctly, concept elements of this economic category as outlined in the definitions of some specialists and international bodies, in the categories of foreign investments practiced and the particularities that differentiate them. The definitions given are multiple and various and refer to the objectives pursued, the role played in the economic development and the relations between the participants. The categories of Foreign Direct Investments are presented according to criteria related to the relations between the economic agents, the purpose pursued, the way to participate with capital, as well as characteristics that distinguish between the different types of international investments. The paper ends with some conclusions on the aspects presented.