INTERNATIONALDIRECTINVESTMENT IN MANUFACTURING: COMPOSITION, TRENDS AND GLOBAL DRIVERS
Analysis of trends in dynamics of international direct investments (IDI) in manufacturing has been represented in the article. There have been considered the industrial composition of IDI stock in manufacturing in 2003-2015 as well as their trends by two main modes of entry: Greenfield and transnational mergers and acquisitions. The variability in industrial composition of IDI in manufacturing has been identified as well as trends in dynamics and depth of volatility in specific industries. The following drivers of dynamics and restructuring of IDI in manufacturing have been defined: deterioration of world economy growth prospects, discrepancies in macroeconomic regulations in the countries - key players in the world, increasing threats of global uncertainty, modifications in the world economic order and in the regulations of the world economy, technological progress.