FDI flows from India, which ranked 61 on the Outward FDI Performance Index 2001 2003, have accelerated sharply in the past two years as the Government has eased restrictions and the country's software and call centre companies have expanded abroad.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index in the United States, begun in 1967, fell in October to its lowest value ever.

The latest Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index, which covers 52 countries, fell to 84, from 137 when it was launched in 2005.

In the US, the WES indicator is now below the level of September 11, 2001 and so is the Michigan index of consumer confidence.

The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index (HDI) every year, which consists of the Life Expectancy Index, Education index, and Income index.

Source UNCTAD, FDI TNC database (www.unctad.org fdi statistics).

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Investments have gone not only to other Asian countries but also to Africa and Latin America.14 China is number 58 on the UNCTAD Outward FDI Performance Index 2001 2003, at about the middle of the 128 country list.

This was blended with the Human Development Index to form the prototype Human Security Index.

Iraq also criticizes Saudi Arabia's Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index analysis.

Without FDI, there cannot be development and, without legal security, there will be no FDI.

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Beware of FDI Protectionism

The global FDI environment

So far, business confidence is still high in the industrial sector, according to internal surveys conducted by the São Paulo Association of Industries, and inward FDI hit a record high US 34.6bn last year.

Luxembourg and Spain, both major recipients of FDI in 2003, received lower FDI inflows last year.

Perhaps the buy on dips confidence index has slipped lately because of negative news concerning credit markets, notably the US sub prime mortgage market, which has increased anxiety about the fundamental soundness of the economy.

In the case of ASEAN, intraregional FDI accounts for close to one fifth of the total FDI.

But while the Government has received FDI to support tourism infrastructure in Mount Kumgang, FDI remains insignificant

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The Benefits of Chinese FDI

Emerging FDI from developing countries

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Outward FDI from developing countries

Source UNCTAD, FDI TNCs database.

ICT Development Index The ICT Development Index compares the level of ICT use and access across the world.

The Secretariat has therefore begun work on updating the index and the revised index will be made available shortly.

Recent trends in FDI have highlighted the emergence of FDI from developing countries, particularly but not only from Asia.

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The case of South South FDI