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| | FDI outflows from U.S. hit record USD 252 billion in 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | In the case of Germany, foreign investors actually withdrew about USD 39 billion from the country, reversing the inflow of USD 27 billion recorded in 2003. |
 | | For the OECD area as a whole, according to figures newly published by the OECD in an article on “Trends and recent developments in Foreign Direct Investment”, FDI inflows continued on a downward trend, falling to USD 407 billion in 2004 from USD 459 billion in 2003. |
 | | Against this background, net FDI outflows from OECD countries to the rest of the world reached record high levels in 2004: the OECD area was a net contributor of USD 261 billion worth of direct investment – most of which went to developing countries. |
| www.oecd.org /document/54/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35033718_1_1_1_1,00.html (834 words) |
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