This practice note explains why and how the operations of foreign investors are relevant for economic development planners and practitioners in conflict-affected contexts...The objective of economic development planners and practitioners must be to use their influence to ensure that FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] contributes to a “virtuous cycle”, whereby peacebuilding initiatives in the political arena create an environment conducive to well-designed investments, which themselves serve to reinforce the wider social foundations of peace. [refers to Coca Cola, HSBC, Shell, Standard Chartered]