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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

1988

Foreign Direct Investment; Debt Equity Swaps; Foreign Investment Codes

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Debt/Equity Swaps And Mexican Law: The Interplay Between Law And Regulation, Mark B. Baker Jan 1988

Debt/Equity Swaps And Mexican Law: The Interplay Between Law And Regulation, Mark B. Baker

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Undeniably, one of the most significant current economic issues is the role of Direct Foreign Investment ("DFI") in the continued development of all nations, rich and poor. History has shown that successful DFI requires a delicate balance between the investor and host country. The emerging view (and one supported by the plethora of recently enacted or modified Foreign Investment Codes) is to seek only those investments from abroad which might be characterized as "beneficial" to the host country. The United States of Mexico has addressed the question of Direct Foreign Investment for many years. In doing so, Mexican policy regarding …