Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003

A series of surveys of private sector views on the business climate conducted by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) found that predictability and simplicity of regulation is a priority for investors. Foreign investors especially would rather see a good business environment than elaborate incent...

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Main Author: Mackinnon, Gregor
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-91552021-04-23T14:02:44Z Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003 Mackinnon, Gregor World Development Report 2005 A series of surveys of private sector views on the business climate conducted by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) found that predictability and simplicity of regulation is a priority for investors. Foreign investors especially would rather see a good business environment than elaborate incentives. The report recommends pro-active strategies that engage the government and those actors actually taking investment decisions, and that include concrete recommendations and implementation procedures. This approach can make a real difference in investors� perception and consequently on FDI flows. 2012-06-26T15:40:04Z 2012-06-26T15:40:04Z 2003 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9155 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa
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description A series of surveys of private sector views on the business climate conducted by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) found that predictability and simplicity of regulation is a priority for investors. Foreign investors especially would rather see a good business environment than elaborate incentives. The report recommends pro-active strategies that engage the government and those actors actually taking investment decisions, and that include concrete recommendations and implementation procedures. This approach can make a real difference in investors� perception and consequently on FDI flows.
author Mackinnon, Gregor
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title Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003
title_short Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003
title_full Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003
title_fullStr Lessons from CBC Business Environment Surveys 1999, 2001, 2003
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title_sort lessons from cbc business environment surveys 1999, 2001, 2003
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
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