Prospect of record foreign direct investment in 2007, according to The Economist. With a total of $1474.7 billion projected - a 10% increase on the previous year - the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are likely to beat the record in 2007 and continue upwards until 2011, the British weekly The Economist announced in a report published jointly with the University of Columbia. The report was compiled largely on the basis of forecasts from 600 business leaders. 2007's record figure will...