overseas direct investment

基本解釋

The front-end expenses already remitted overseas by a domestic institution shall be counted in its total amount of overseas direct investment.
境內(nèi)機(jī)構(gòu)已經(jīng)匯出境外的人民幣前期費用，應(yīng)當(dāng)列入其境外直接投資總額。
When going through the approval formalities for the overseas direct investment, the domestic institution shall specify the proposed amount of investment in RMB.
在辦理有關(guān)境外直接投資核準(zhǔn)時，境內(nèi)機(jī)構(gòu)應(yīng)當(dāng)明確擬用人民幣投資的金額。
"Front-end expenses" refer to the expenses to be paid abroad by a domestic institution in relation to its overseas direct investment before forming a project or enterprise abroad.
本辦法所稱前期費用是指境內(nèi)機(jī)構(gòu)在境外設(shè)立項目或企業(yè)前，需要向境外支付的與境外直接投資有關(guān)的費用。

Yesterday National Public Radio reported that overseas direct investment in the United States has fallen by half over the past decade and attributed at least part of the drop to crumbling U.S. infrastructure.
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