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Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment: Lessons for Economies in Transitions

Contents

I.EXPERIENCE OF INDIA
A.Evolution of government policy on FDI
B.New FDI policy and institutions
C.Concluding observations
II. EXPERIENCE OF MALAYSIA
A. FDI policy
B. FDI-related institutional structure
C. Concluding observations
III. EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
A. Liberalization measures to promote FDI
B. Improvements in support system for foreign investment
C. Privatization
D. Liberalization of outward direct investment
E. Concluding observations
IV. EXPERIENCE OF SINGAPORE
A. Policies to promote inward and outward FDI
B. FDI-related institutional structure
C. Concluding observations
V. STATUS OF FDI POLICY AND INSTITUTION-BUILDING IN ARMENIA
A. The law on foreign investment
B. Institutional structure to promote FDI
C. Investment climate in the country
D. Concluding observations
VI. INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN KYRGYZSTAN
A. FDI promotion policy
B. Institution-building
C. The law on foreign direct investment
VII. INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND FDI LEGISLATION IN THE RUSSIAN, FEDERATION
A. Investment and FDI policy
B. New FDI-related legislation
VIII. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON FDI PROMOTION IN ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION

TABLES

I.1.Sectoral distribution of FDI stock in India 1980-1997

FIGURES

I.1. Foreign direct investment in India, 1991-1997
VII.l. GDP and capital investment, 1991-1998

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