Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

Fragile and conflict-affected situations might appear incapable of attracting significant flows of foreign investment due to their often negative international images and weak enabling environments. However, during the last eight years, foreign inv...

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Main Authors:	Whyte, Robert, Griffin, Carlos
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENEFICIARIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITALS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMER DEMAND CREDIBILITY CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL INVESTMENT GLOBAL INVESTOR GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GROUP INVESTMENT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT REGIMES INVESTOR INFORMATION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURES LAND HOLDINGS LAWS MICROFINANCE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE POTENTIAL INVESTORS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REAL ESTATE REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY TASKS REMITTANCES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVES RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS RETAIL BANKING RETURN RETURNS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL RISKS TAX TAX REVENUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACK RECORD TRADING TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/20272410/promoting-foreign-investment-fragile-conflict-affected-situations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20432

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spelling	okr-10986-204322021-04-23T14:03:55Z Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations Whyte, Robert Griffin, Carlos ACCESS TO CAPITAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENEFICIARIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITALS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMER DEMAND CREDIBILITY CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL INVESTMENT GLOBAL INVESTOR GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GROUP INVESTMENT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT REGIMES INVESTOR INFORMATION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURES LAND HOLDINGS LAWS MICROFINANCE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE POTENTIAL INVESTORS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REAL ESTATE REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY TASKS REMITTANCES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVES RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS RETAIL BANKING RETURN RETURNS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL RISKS TAX TAX REVENUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACK RECORD TRADING TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT TRANSPARENCY Fragile and conflict-affected situations might appear incapable of attracting significant flows of foreign investment due to their often negative international images and weak enabling environments. However, during the last eight years, foreign investment into these economies has grown almost three times more quickly than flows into the rest of the world, albeit from a very low starting point. Untapped natural resources, reconstruction needs, and severely underserved consumer demand present domestic and foreign investors with significant opportunities, many of which continue to go unrealized. This note provides guidance to investment policymakers and promoters in fragile and conflict-affected situations, whose work is needed to bring those opportunities to fruition. 2014-10-15T15:42:06Z 2014-10-15T15:42:06Z 2014-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/20272410/promoting-foreign-investment-fragile-conflict-affected-situations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20432 English en_US Investment climate in practice;no. 22 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCESS TO CAPITAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENEFICIARIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITALS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMER DEMAND CREDIBILITY CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL INVESTMENT GLOBAL INVESTOR GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GROUP INVESTMENT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT REGIMES INVESTOR INFORMATION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURES LAND HOLDINGS LAWS MICROFINANCE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE POTENTIAL INVESTORS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REAL ESTATE REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY TASKS REMITTANCES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVES RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS RETAIL BANKING RETURN RETURNS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL RISKS TAX TAX REVENUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACK RECORD TRADING TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO CAPITAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BENEFICIARIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITALS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMER DEMAND CREDIBILITY CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL INVESTMENT GLOBAL INVESTOR GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GROUP INVESTMENT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT REGIMES INVESTOR INFORMATION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURES LAND HOLDINGS LAWS MICROFINANCE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE POTENTIAL INVESTORS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REAL ESTATE REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY TASKS REMITTANCES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVES RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS RETAIL BANKING RETURN RETURNS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL RISKS TAX TAX REVENUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACK RECORD TRADING TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT TRANSPARENCY Whyte, Robert Griffin, Carlos Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
relation	Investment climate in practice;no. 22
description	Fragile and conflict-affected situations might appear incapable of attracting significant flows of foreign investment due to their often negative international images and weak enabling environments. However, during the last eight years, foreign investment into these economies has grown almost three times more quickly than flows into the rest of the world, albeit from a very low starting point. Untapped natural resources, reconstruction needs, and severely underserved consumer demand present domestic and foreign investors with significant opportunities, many of which continue to go unrealized. This note provides guidance to investment policymakers and promoters in fragile and conflict-affected situations, whose work is needed to bring those opportunities to fruition.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Whyte, Robert Griffin, Carlos
author_facet	Whyte, Robert Griffin, Carlos
author_sort	Whyte, Robert
title	Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
title_short	Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
title_full	Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
title_fullStr	Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
title_full_unstemmed	Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
title_sort	promoting foreign investment in fragile and conflict-affected situations
publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/20272410/promoting-foreign-investment-fragile-conflict-affected-situations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20432
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Promoting Foreign Investment in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

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