Stratford is a town and district in east London, England, in the London Borough of Newham.It is in West Ham and located 6 miles (9.7 km) east northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major centres identified in the London Plan. Theatre Royal Stratford East â NB: 'Stratford East' is not a location; the 'East' is used to differentiate between Stratford (east London) and Stratford-upon-Avon.
In a broader definition, FDI consists of the acquisition or creation of assets (e.g. firm equity, land, houses, oil-drilling rigs,...) undertaken by foreigners. If in these enterprises they are not alone but act together with local firms and/or governments, one talks of joint ventures.
The United States is by far the top recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI). The U.S. economy received USD 166 billion in FDI in 2012, pushing the cumulative stock to USD 2.7 trillion. About 80% of FDI in the United States comes from a set of just nine industrialized countries.