Impact of MNCs on the national economy - 4.4.1
Multinational Corporation (MNC) - is a business that is based or registered in one country but has outlets/affiliates or does business in other countries. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries (typically emerging economies or undeveloped countries due to cost savings) and usually have a centralised head office (typically in western markets e.g. UK and US) where they coordinate global management. Balance of payments - A record of a country's trade/transactions with the rest of the world. A surplus is when the sum of exports of goods/services/investment income/transfers is greater than imports. A deficit is when the sum of exports of goods/services/investment income/transfers is less than imports. Foreign direct investment (FDI) - is an investment in a business by an investor from another country for which the foreign investor has control over the company purchased. Transfer pricing - Two companies that are part of the same MNC use interna