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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... flow of interest on investments in other quarters of the world has continued practically unhindered, while enemy states have not been able to put obstacles in the way of sales of securities to foreigners in payment for munitions and supplies."1 The advantage of wide geographical distribution is further shown in comparison with the investments of France and Germany. The great bulk of French foreign investments 1 British Oversea Investments, C. K. Hobson. were in Russia, and German capital was also located there, as well as in Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Balkan States. The advantages to be derived from European investments during the war was practically nil. The foreign investments of Great Britain are largely accountable for her supremacy in the field of foreign trade. In payment of the annual interest charge of one billion dollars, a constant flow of merchandise comes from every part of the world to the British Isles. The capital invested also influences the exportation of the valuable manufactured products of England to the foreign countries. American interests will find a difficult problem in undertaking serious inroads against competition so strongly entrenched. Foreign investments of the United States.--Although the pre-war participation of the United States capital in foreign fields was limited, such investments were by no means unknown in this country. Loans had been made to Mexico in 1899, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909, and 1913; to Japan in 1904, 1905, and 1907; to Germany in 1900 and 1901; to Cuba in 1904, 1909, and 1914; to San Domingo in 1908 and 1913; to Sao Paulo in 1907 and 1908; to Argentina in 1909; to China in 1911; to Liberia in 1912; to Austria in 1912; and to the City of Tokio in 1912. Usually these loans formed part of larger issues ...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231022124
- ISBN 13 9781231022122
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages112
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