CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENT The flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into and out of OECD countries fell last year. Outflows reached $259 billion, $30 billion less than in 1995, while inflows fell from $215 billion in 1995 to $198 billion. German, American and Swedish firms were particular stay-at-homes. Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden attracted less FDI, unlike Britain and America.