Investimentos estrangeiros diretos (IED) : origens, significado e benefícios

Abstract

Foreign direct investments (FDI) play a strategic role in a country’s economic development, complementing domestic savings and contributing to modernize productive capacity. These investments enable participation in Global Value Chains (GVC) and provide greater economic integration between countries. FDI contribute to new business opportunities, environmental sustainability, production base diversification and modernization, expansion of foreign trade and innovation, thus constituting an important lever for sustainable development. As such, this article reflects on the importance of FDI for national economic development throughout history, including currency and financial crises, as well as the advancement of GVCs and questions emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This analysis contributes to reflections on establishing guidelines to build a national agenda to better integrate Brazil into the global economy.