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Although the rate of economic growth in China has slowed recently, a high amount of Foreign Direct Investment in China shows that there is still a large amount of confidence in the economy. Investment increased 16.1% over last year, up to $10.76 billion. Growth has shifted away from manufacturing towards services, partly due to an effort by the government to restructure the economy. In addition, the FDI by China to foreign countries has increased by nearly 50% to $7.23 billion, showing that the country receives nearly the same amount in FDI as it provides to other countries, reflecting balanced investment,

I remember stumbling upon this article a couple of months ago and now i realise its relevance. The UAE is investing $5bn to Russia to improve its infrastructure which will not only benefit Russia and its citizens, but also leads to remittances back into UAE. This also leads to economic growth in every aspect for Russia, so it is mutually beneficial.

The current account deficit in India has improve somewhat, to its lowest percentage of GDP in several years, due mostly to an increase in exports accompanied by a sharp decrease in the importing of gold. However, this improvement has been met by a similar change in the capital account, which has decreased and is expected to decrease further in the future due to a variety of factors involving foreign direct investment, commercial banking, and portfolio investment.