Global investment competitiveness report 2017/2018 foreign investor perspectives and policy implications.
| Other author | World Bank. Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice Group. |
| Other author | International Finance Corporation. Economics and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2018] |
| Description | xiv, 166 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Foreign investor perspectives and policy implications |
| Contents | Overview / Anabel Gonzalez, Christine Zhenwei Qiang, Peter Kusek -- What matters to investors in developing countries: findings from the global investment competitiveness survey / Peter Kusek, Andrea Silva -- Effects of FDI on high-growth firms in developing countries / José-Daniel Reyes -- Corporate tax incentives and FDI in developing countries / Maria R. Andersen, Benjamin R. Kett, Erik von Uexkull -- Outward FDI from developing countries / Jose Ramon Perea, Matthew Stephenson -- FDI in fragile and conflict-affected situations / Alexandros Ragoussis, Heba Shams. |
| Abstract | "This inaugural issue of the World Bank Groupl's Global Investment Competitiveness report presents novel analytical insights insights and empirical evidence on foreign direct investment;s (FDI) drivers and contributions to economic transformation. Three key features distinguish this report from other publications on FDI studies. Firstly, its insights come from a variety of sources, including a new survey of investor perspectives, extensive analysis of available data and evidence, and a thorough review of international best practices in investment policy design and implementation. Secondly, the report provides targeted, in-depth analysis of FDI differentiated by motivaion, sector, and geographic origin and destination of investment. Thirdly, the report offers practical and actionable recommendations to developing country governments. The report's groundbreaking survey of more than 750 executives of multinational corporations investing in developing countries finds that--in addition to political stability, security, and macroeconomic conditions--a business-friendly legal and regulatory environment is the key driver of investment decisition. The report also explores the potential of FDI to create new growth opportunities for local firms, assesses the effectiveness of fiscal incentives in attracting FDI, analyzes the characteristics of FDI originating in developing countries--so-called South-South and South-North FDI--and examines the experience of foreign investors in countries afflicted by conflict and fragility"--Back cover. |
| General note | "This inaugural flagship report on global investment competitiveness was developed as a joint initiative of the Investment Climate team in the World Bank Group's Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice and the Economics and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)"--Acknowledgements. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017470396 |
| ISBN | 146481175X (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781464811753 (paperback) |
| Publisher number | SKU 211175 World Bank Group |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |