Without foreign direct investment, companies would have had to use accumulated profits and more expensive loan facilities; (foreign investors had access to loan facilities at much lower rates).
Ilma otseinvesteeringuteta oleks tulnud akumuleerida oma ettevõtete kasumit ja kasutada kallimaid laene (ka laenude hindu ja kättesaadavust aitasid välisinvestorid parandada).