Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)


 

Policies and Good Practices in Investment Promotion
and Facilitation in Least Developed Countries:
Bhutan, Lao People's Democratic Republic
and Timor-Leste (ST/ESCAP/2402)




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OVERVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT IN THE SELECTED LEAST DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES


LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

A.   Overview of the current political-economic situation
B.   Summary of FDI trends and performance
C.   Overview of FDI policy and regulatory framework
D.   FDI Strategy

TIMOR-LESTE

A.   Overview of the current political-economic situation
B.   Overview of FDI policy and regulatory framework
C.   FDI strategy

BHUTAN

A.   Overview of the current political-economic situation
B.   Summary of FDI trends and performance
C.   Overview of FDI policy and regulatory framework
D.   FDI strategy

PROMOTING AND FACILITATING FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND GOOD
PRACTICES


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Last updated: 13 March 2006