Regional integration in ASEAN had encouraged intra ASEAN investment, which contributes to South South FDI flows.

In such an environment, business would be motivated to invest not only financial resources, but also time and creativity in achieving the Goals.

These institutional frameworks are perhaps more effective in supporting OFDI than are OFDI incentives per se.

Such markets can stimulate investment and encourage new private sector enterprises to emerge and prosper.

c) Investment incentives

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However, while financial stringency proved attractive to foreign investors, a tight monetary and fiscal stance did little to stimulate domestic investment or to improve export prospects.

The Government also provides various facilitative measures in promoting OFDI. These include the following

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There are three types

This treaty improved the investment climate and encouraged investment.

The two sides agreed on the need to reinvigorate and enrich their economic cooperation through increased reciprocal contractual activity and investments.

It could transfer not only financial resources but also knowledge and technology, provide access to new markets and supply, and stimulate the upgrading of the enterprise sector.

To describe the nature and trends of OFDI by indigenous Singaporean enterprises

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Investment promotion reflects the growing competition for FDI.

As a result, there is often too little incentive for investment in sustainable forest management when compared with other land uses or other sectors.

But it does not automatically follow that governments should pour money into public infrastructure projects or foster private investment by adding further incentives amid already auspicious market conditions. At a time when private income has shrunk, public resources are scarce, and debt burdens are heavy, plans to stimulate investment should be carefully scrutinized.

It could transfer not only financial resources but also knowledge and technology, provide access to new markets and supply, and stimulate the upgrading of the enterprise sector.

Well you have to allocate dollars for that system and for that incentive pay.

In some economies, structural rigidities adversely affect investment incentives and returns. Similarly, regulatory opacity and, more broadly, uncertainty about the direction of economic policy has discouraged investment.

Important drivers include improvements in the home country OFDI regulatory framework, capital account liberalization (relaxed exchange controls), signing of trade, investment and taxation treaties, and incentives (e.g. tax rebates and investment insurance for OFDI) by home governments.

(b) Financial incentives provide finance for new investment or to defray capital or operation costs.

While it was pointed out that there was no causal connection between international investment agreements (IIAs) and attracting FDI, it was nevertheless emphasized that the protection of investors would encourage the flow of investments.

Governments could encourage investors by providing adequate information on investment opportunities.

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Needs encouragement.

In a globalizing world, competition for foreign direct investment focuses on the establishment of a good business environment and investment incentives, consistent with national development objectives.

Liberalization and deregulation in a growing number of developing economies, sometimes combined with the provision of investment incentives, have stimulated TNCs from both the North and the South to invest in developing countries (Aykut and Ratha, 2004).

Investment opportunities, innovative financing, and policy incentives

Late in 1996, the Government instituted special incentives to encourage investment on that island.

It also encourages national and international investment.

Pull factors relate to location specific advantages of the host countries such as market potential, low cost labour, incentives, investment opportunities, technology and skills.

By 2005, there is a large variety of facilitative measures and specific types of incentives offered primarily by EDB, IE Singapore, and SPRING to promote OFDI.

We also reaffirm that the Sudan welcomes and encourages private and joint investments in all fields.

Incentives to encourage foreign investment could be given foreign investment was important, in that technology acquired from abroad could be adapted to meet local needs as long as incentives for local investors were balanced against that.

Discussions had been held on issues such as a possible multilateral framework on investment and its development dimension, export processing zones, targeting investors, locational decisions of investors, outward investment promotion measures and investment incentives.

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26. UNIDO has also offered assistance for two other projects, namely investment promotion assistance for Kazakhstan, and integrated investment promotion for Tajikistan. Notes

Private Sector in order to Encourage Foreign Investment Flows towards the

UNCTAD was ready to provide assistance to host countries in evaluating the costs and benefits of their incentive schemes.

We have enacted legislation to facilitate increased investment opportunities and to encourage foreign direct investment and domestic savings.

6. Many Governments regard offering incentives to foreign investors as an important policy tool to promote investments.

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This is a programme of recent creation.