Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region
The drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the past three to four years stems in part from the aftermath of the recent global economic crisis, and in part from the uncertainties created...
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ACCOUNTING ACRONYMS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ADVERTISING ARTICLE BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS REGULATION CADRE SYSTEM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONTENTS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE INVESTORS COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISKS CREDIBILITY CRITICAL TRANSITION CUSTOMER SERVICE DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIVIDENDS DOCUMENTS E-MAIL ADDRESSES E-MAILS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EMERGING ECONOMIES EXPENDITURE EXPORTERS FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOCUS GROUP FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL INVESTMENT GRAPHICS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH STRATEGY HEADING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ICT IMAGE IMAGES INCOME INCOME GROUP INFLATION INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION GAP INFORMATION GAPS INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION PROVISION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTERNAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PLANS INVESTMENT POLICIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT SERVICES INVESTMENT STRATEGY INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR COUNTRIES INVESTOR INFORMATION INVESTOR INTEREST INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LICENSES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COSTS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET TRENDS MARKETING MARKETS DATABASE MATERIAL MENU MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NAVIGATION NEWSLETTERS ONE-STOP SHOP ONLINE COMMUNICATION ONLINE DATABASE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL STABILITY POTENTIAL INVESTMENT POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL INVESTOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC RELATIONS QUERIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPUTATION RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SEARCH SITE CONTENT SITE VISITORS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDIZATION SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TRACK RECORD TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY USER USER EXPERIENCE VIDEOS WEB WEB SITE WEB SITE DESIGN WEB SITES WEBMASTER WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT |
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ACCOUNTING ACRONYMS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ADVERTISING ARTICLE BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS REGULATION CADRE SYSTEM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONTENTS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE INVESTORS COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISKS CREDIBILITY CRITICAL TRANSITION CUSTOMER SERVICE DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIVIDENDS DOCUMENTS E-MAIL ADDRESSES E-MAILS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EMERGING ECONOMIES EXPENDITURE EXPORTERS FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOCUS GROUP FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL INVESTMENT GRAPHICS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH STRATEGY HEADING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ICT IMAGE IMAGES INCOME INCOME GROUP INFLATION INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION GAP INFORMATION GAPS INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION PROVISION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTERNAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PLANS INVESTMENT POLICIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT SERVICES INVESTMENT STRATEGY INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR COUNTRIES INVESTOR INFORMATION INVESTOR INTEREST INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LICENSES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COSTS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET TRENDS MARKETING MARKETS DATABASE MATERIAL MENU MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NAVIGATION NEWSLETTERS ONE-STOP SHOP ONLINE COMMUNICATION ONLINE DATABASE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL STABILITY POTENTIAL INVESTMENT POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL INVESTOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC RELATIONS QUERIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPUTATION RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SEARCH SITE CONTENT SITE VISITORS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDIZATION SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TRACK RECORD TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY USER USER EXPERIENCE VIDEOS WEB WEB SITE WEB SITE DESIGN WEB SITES WEBMASTER WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT International Finance Corporation World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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The drop in foreign direct investment
(FDI) flows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region over the past three to four years stems in part from
the aftermath of the recent global economic crisis, and in
part from the uncertainties created by the political and
social changes in the region that have characterized the
so-called Arab Spring. However, the medium-term outlook may
be more positive as greater governmental transparency and
less cumbersome business environments are expected to foster
FDI, stimulate entrepreneurship, and create jobs. The Global
Investment Promotion Best Practices (GIPB) 2012 report
presents well-timed and useful insights into the capacities
of IPIs to perform their investment facilitation function.
Thus a careful analysis of GIPB findings can be important in
helping MENA Investment Promotion Intermediary's (IPIs)
introduce targeted improvements that will enable them to
increase FDI flows into the region. The GIPB 2012 assessment
also detected a number of procedural hitches, such as
difficulty in contacting an IPI or a relevant project
manager in spite of repeated attempts, failure to provide
acknowledgment of inquiry receipt, and problems locating
investor e-mails. Following the recent upheavals experienced
in the region, MENA IPIs should take full advantage of the
outstanding opportunities offered by online and offline
communication tools to mitigate investors' risk
perceptions and influence their decisions through the
provision of accurate and up-to-date information on the
investment location. For the purpose of this report, the
analysis of GIPB data has been complemented with qualitative
and quantitative information collected through a survey of
MENA IPI institutional and operational characteristics,
including a number of in-depth telephone interviews with
selected IPIs across the region. |
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International Finance Corporation World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
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International Finance Corporation World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
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International Finance Corporation |
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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region |
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global investment promotion best practices 2012 : seizing the potential for better investment facilitation in the mena region |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17647714/global-investment-promotion-best-practices-2012-seizing-potential-better-investment-facilitation-mena-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16611 |
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okr-10986-166112021-04-23T14:03:30Z Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 : Seizing the Potential for Better Investment Facilitation in the MENA Region International Finance Corporation World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ACCOUNTING ACRONYMS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY ADVERTISING ARTICLE BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS REGULATION CADRE SYSTEM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONTENTS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE INVESTORS COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISKS CREDIBILITY CRITICAL TRANSITION CUSTOMER SERVICE DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIVIDENDS DOCUMENTS E-MAIL E-MAIL ADDRESSES E-MAILS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EMERGING ECONOMIES EXPENDITURE EXPORTERS FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOCUS GROUP FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL INVESTMENT GRAPHICS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH STRATEGY HEADING HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ICT IMAGE IMAGES INCOME INCOME GROUP INFLATION INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION GAP INFORMATION GAPS INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION PROVISION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTERNAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PLANS INVESTMENT POLICIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT SERVICES INVESTMENT STRATEGY INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR COUNTRIES INVESTOR INFORMATION INVESTOR INTEREST INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LICENSES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COSTS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET TRENDS MARKETING MARKETS DATABASE MATERIAL MENU MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NAVIGATION NEWSLETTERS ONE-STOP SHOP ONLINE COMMUNICATION ONLINE DATABASE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT PDF POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL STABILITY POTENTIAL INVESTMENT POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL INVESTOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC RELATIONS QUERIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPUTATION RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SEARCH SITE CONTENT SITE VISITORS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDIZATION SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TRACK RECORD TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY USER USER EXPERIENCE VIDEOS WEB WEB SITE WEB SITE DESIGN WEB SITES WEBMASTER WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT The drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the past three to four years stems in part from the aftermath of the recent global economic crisis, and in part from the uncertainties created by the political and social changes in the region that have characterized the so-called Arab Spring. However, the medium-term outlook may be more positive as greater governmental transparency and less cumbersome business environments are expected to foster FDI, stimulate entrepreneurship, and create jobs. The Global Investment Promotion Best Practices (GIPB) 2012 report presents well-timed and useful insights into the capacities of IPIs to perform their investment facilitation function. Thus a careful analysis of GIPB findings can be important in helping MENA Investment Promotion Intermediary's (IPIs) introduce targeted improvements that will enable them to increase FDI flows into the region. The GIPB 2012 assessment also detected a number of procedural hitches, such as difficulty in contacting an IPI or a relevant project manager in spite of repeated attempts, failure to provide acknowledgment of inquiry receipt, and problems locating investor e-mails. Following the recent upheavals experienced in the region, MENA IPIs should take full advantage of the outstanding opportunities offered by online and offline communication tools to mitigate investors' risk perceptions and influence their decisions through the provision of accurate and up-to-date information on the investment location. For the purpose of this report, the analysis of GIPB data has been complemented with qualitative and quantitative information collected through a survey of MENA IPI institutional and operational characteristics, including a number of in-depth telephone interviews with selected IPIs across the region. 2014-01-27T18:27:32Z 2014-01-27T18:27:32Z 2013-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17647714/global-investment-promotion-best-practices-2012-seizing-potential-better-investment-facilitation-mena-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16611 English en_US Investment climate; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research |