According to initial investment from Eurostat, the European Communities Statistical Office, the flows of EU foreign direct investment (FDI) reached a volume of EUR 490 billion in 1999, a rise of 41% over 1998 (347 billion). In the opposite direction, investments made within the EU reached USD 300 billion in 1999, an increase of around 30% over 1998 where they reached USD 218 billion. The table below shows the distribution of FDI to and from the EU in 1999, in millions of euros. EU flows...