Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Portfolio investment is the purchase of stocks, bonds, or other financial assets and is generally more visible than direct investment.
2.Many TNCs come under fire from critics due to poor working conditions in some of their factories and plants.
3.The Multilateral Agreement on Investment sought to develop a treaty that assured foreign investors fair and uniform treatment while granting host countries greater authority to mandate responsible behavior, but talks broke off because opponents thought that the proposed accord was heavily in favor of TNCs.
4.The primary activity of the International Monetary Fund is to assist countries attempting to balance their accounts and meet their outstanding obligations, and it does so through an extensive network of lending programs.


1.false
2.false
3.true
4.true

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