The Impact of Global Interest Rate Fluctuations on Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Study of a Group of Emerging Asian Countries

Sahar Kareem Gatae Ali

doi:10.53697/emak.v7i4.4162

Authors

Sahar Kareem Gatae Ali Al-Qadisiyah University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53697/emak.v7i4.4162

Keywords:

Prices Interest Global investments foreign Direct, countries Asian Emerging, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, The Philippines, Malaysia

Abstract

The research aims to analysis effect Fluctuations Prices Interest Global on flows Investments foreign Live in group from countries Asian The emerging, It is India, Indonesia, Vietnam, The Philippines, And Malaysia, during The period 2010–2024 , And it starts from hypothesis Basic Its meaning that Changes in Prices Interest Global, no Prices Interest American, Affect in decisions Investment International from during Channels Cost head the money, and preferences The risk, and movement Prices Exchange, And I depend Search methodology analysis Data chains cross-section Time ( Panel Data ) using model standard connects between flows Investment foreigner Live and number from Variables Economic College like Prices Interest Global, Growth The economist price Exchange, Inflation, and degree openness The economist And it indicates Results Expected to presence relationship reverse between Prices Interest Global and flows Investments foreign Live about countries place Search with contrast in degree impact between countries, where It looks Indonesia and the Philippines The most sensitive For fluctuations Interest Global, while Show India Vietnam capacity higher on attract Investments despite Changes the environment Finance International, in when It comes Malaysia in level middle from where Influence, And he concludes Search to that Fluctuations Politics Cash Global It is worker Influential in directing flows heads Money about markets The emerging, unless that this impact remains varying Accordingly For the properties Economy Local and extent His integration in Economy Global

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