The near-term outlook for total capital investment (from primarily first and second wave projects) is immense.

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Your total return on an investment is the sum of dividends and capital gains.

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Residential investment is about 25% of total FAI, while gross capital formation is about half of GDP.

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Investment in property accounted for more than 60% of total registered foreign capital in Vietnam last year.

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In 2000 and 2001, reinvested earnings actually fell and equity capital accounted for as much as 84% of total foreign investment, according to OFII's analysis.

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From a total factor productivity standpoint, a guide post used by economists to measure capital investment in an economy, Brazil grew 1.2 percent over the last 8 years ending 2010, while Mexico grew just 0.1 percent.

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