<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/insights/posts/can_accounting_comparability_increase_foreign_investment_in_private_firms.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Can Accounting Comparability Increase Foreign Investment in Private Firms?</title><description>Aligning private firm accounting with global standards appears to reduce information barriers and significantly increase foreign investment in previously hard-to-evaluate markets.</description><pubDate>06/09/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/images/accounting_standards_global_investing_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="A map with glowing points indicating major sources of global investment on each continent, with lines linking these investments symbolizing money flow."/></image><author>Kris Allee</author><tags><tag>accounting</tag><tag>economics</tag><tag>research</tag><tag>topfeatured</tag></tags></item>