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last updated : 23 May 2000
Enhancing cooperation in trade and investment between Contents |
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Explanatory note
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| List of abbreviations | ||
| Recent trade and investment developments and issues in Pacific Island countries | ||
| Recommendations | ||
| I. | THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL TRADE AND TRADE AGREEMENTS ON PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES | |
| Andrew McGregor and Roman Grynberg | ||
| Executive summary | ||
| Introduction | ||
| I. | The direction, composition and significance of Pacific island country trade | |
| II. | The trade and economic growth nexus | |
| III. | Impact of recent trade agreements on the trade of Pacific island countries | |
| IV. | Macroeconomic stability and trade Competitiveness | |
| V. | Conclusions | |
| Reference | ||
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Annex | ||
| II. | INVESTMENT LINKAGES BETWEEN THE ASIA?PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC | |
| Bijit Bora | ||
| Executive summary | ||
| Introduction | ||
| I. | Changing trends in global and regional investment flows | |
| II. | Patterns of Pacific island country investment flows. | |
| III. | A suggested framework of investment measures | |
| IV. | Pacific island country foreign investment policy | |
| V. | Policy options for enhancing investment from Asia | |
| VI. | Conclusions | |
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| III. | TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION: SOME EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA IN ENHANCING THEIR GROWTH AND EXPORTS THROUGH THE PRIVATE SECTOR | |
| Prabowo | ||
| Executive summary | ||
| Introduction | ||
| I. | The policy environment | |
| II. | Enterprise development | |
| III. | Access to finance | |
| IV. | Market development | |
| V. | Investment promotion | |
| VI. | Infrastructure support | |
| VII. | Government?private sector cooperation | |
| VIII. | Conclusions | |
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| IV. | TRADE, INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE PACIFIC: THE CASE OF FISH AND TIMBER | |
| Ron Duncan and Ila Temu | ||
| Executive summary | ||
| I. | Why is there a need for sustainable development of natural resources? | |
| II. | Current status of fish and timber resources | |
| III. | Review of existing policies governing exploitation of fish and timber resources | |
| IV. | Alternative schemes for viable development of forestry and fishing resources | |
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| V. | ADEQUACY OF EXISTING ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES TO ENHANCE TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES OF EAST AND SOUTH?EAST ASIA | |
| Development Research and Policy Analysis Division, ESCAP secretariat | ||
| Executive summary | ||
| Introduction | ||
| I. | Importance of adequate policies, institutions and facilities to enhance economic growth through trade and investment | |
| II. | Situation in Pacific island countries | |
| III. | Policy options | |
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