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last updated : 23 May 2000

Development Papers, No. 19
"Foreign direct investment in selected Asian countries:
policies, related institution building and regional cooperation"
(ST/ESCAP/1809)

Contents

Preface

I. A GENERAL PERSPECTIVE ON FDI-RELATED NATIONAL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
Introduction
A. The determinants of FDI
B. National policies, institutions and impact
1. National policies
2. Institutions
3. The impact
C. Regional cooperation
D. Concluding observations
II. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RELATED INSTITUTION-BUILDING IN BANGLADESH
Introduction
A. Review of FDI policies
B. Institutions and infrastructure
1. Institutional and infrastructural facilities
2. Effectiveness of key institutions
C. Review of FDI inflows to Bangladesh
D. Concluding observations
III. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RELATED INSTITUTION BUILDING IN CHINA
Introduction
A. Foreign direct investment policies and flows
1. Evolution of FDI policies and flows
2. Changes in corporate law
3. Special economic zones and their effects on FDI
4. Sectoral pattern of FDI
B. Key government institutions for foreign direct investment
1. The administrative hierarchy
2. Authorization of FDI projects
3. Procedures for the establishment of FDI
4. Some comments on the functioning of institutions
C. Overseas investment of China
D. Concluding observations
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
IV. POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIA
Introduction
A. The new economic policy and FDI in India
1. Industrial and investment policy reforms
2. Trade policy reforms
3. Financial sector reforms
4. Continuity of policy
B. Investment-related institutional infrastructures and their functioning
C. FDI response to policies and recorded FDI inflows
D. Concluding observations
V. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS-BUILDING IN MALAYSIA
Introduction
A. FDI promotion policies
1. Policies to promote FDI inflows
2. Policies on outward investment
B. Key institutions and their functioning to facilitate FDI
1. The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA)
2. Industrial estates
3. Basic infrastructure
C. Malaysia's FDI performance
1. Trends in inflow
2. Trends in outflow
D. Scope for regional cooperation for FDI promotion
VI. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RELATED INSTITUTION-BUILDING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Introduction
A. Foreign direct investment policies, related institutions, and trends in FDI inflows
1. Evolution of polices
2. Institutional infrastructure
3. Trends in inward FDI
B. Outward foreign direct investment policies and trends
1. Policy evolution
2. Institutional framework
3. Trends in outward FDI flows
C. Regional cooperation for FDI promotion
VII. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RELATED INSTITUTION-BUILDING IN SINGAPORE
Introduction
A. FDI policies
1. Promoting inward FDI
2. Promoting outward FDI
B. FDI related institutional structure
1. Government of Singapore
2. Economic Development Board
3. Trade Development Board
4. National Science and Technology Board
5. Science Park
6. National Computer Board
C. Trends in inward and outward FDI flows
1. Inward FDI flows
2. Outward FDI flows
D. Singapore's possible role in fostering regional cooperation
E. Summary and conclusions
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