Determinants of Singapore’s Outward FDI

Cassey Lee; Chew Ging Lee; Micheal Yeo

Determinants of Singapore’s Outward FDI

Lee, Cassey; Lee, Chew Ging; Yeo, Micheal | February 2016

Abstract

Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) has been an important element in Singapore’s economic strategy since the 1990s, with the government providing direct and indirect support to support the internationalization process. Recent OFDI trends indicate that China has become an important destination for Singapore. In ASEAN, Singapore’s main investment markets are Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The Singapore’s OFDI has important sectoral dimensions, supported by evidence from econometric analysis. It is also important to distinguish between OFDI stock and flows. Further research is needed to understand the erratic behavior of flows in the region.

Citation

Lee, Cassey; Lee, Chew Ging; Yeo, Micheal. 2016. Determinants of Singapore’s Outward FDI. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6402.

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