Portfolio investment

Like direct investments, portfolio investments are a form of international capital flows, which is reflected in the balance of payments. Portfolio investment is a group of balance of payments items showing the relationship between residents and non-residents in connection with the sale of financial instruments that do not give the right to control the object […]

Indicators of the level of socio-economic development used for international comparisons

In September 2000, world leaders at the so-called Millennium Summit adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration. Leaders of rich and poor countries (189 countries participated) pledged to join forces to achieve specific development and poverty reduction goals no later than 2015, reaffirmed in March 2002 at the Un Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, Mexico) […]

The role of international organizations in the regulation of IER

International organizations can be divided into two groups: universal: UN, WTO, OECD; regional, which are created within the framework of integration associations: CES, APEC, etc. A significant role in the interstate regulation of IER is played by the United Nations (UN), which includes 185 countries. Among the UN organizations directly related to economic activities, mention […]