The lack of a secure environment for economic growth can discourage foreign investments.

It also called for the progressive liberalization of regulations that impede trade and investment in services.45

Similarly, firms in a given country could keep FDI out by acquiring essential inputs and making it impossible for new competitors to enter production.

(i) Identification of impediments to inward investment

Double bottom line ventures invest primarily in SMEs and include development venture capital funds where the public sector helps to cover the risks that might deter private investors while the private partner manages the investments.

Finally, he supported the request of Kenya concerning the identification of impediments to investment flows to Africa.

Europe s Roadblocks to Long Term Investment

Furthermore, he endorsed the view that investment rules should encourage FDI flows to developing countries, and shared the concern that biased, restrictive provisions would be an obstacle to those flows.

The recognition that crime is a major impediment to effective operations and to an environment conducive to attracting investment has raised the interest of the private sector in forming partnerships with crime prevention authorities.

Obstacles to OFDI

Conversely, the presence of quotas or countervailing duties affecting the potential host country is discouraging for investors.

The uncertain security situation, together with underdeveloped legal and regulatory frameworks, continues to discourage private sector investment.

One significant practical obstacle to the execution of privately financed infrastructure projects was the considerable length of time invested in negotiations between the public authorities of the host country and potential investors.

Market reform often translates into lower consumer prices which can encourage more consumption and discourage energy efficiency investments.

Nothing so hampers entrepreneurship, discourages investment and creates distrust among citizens as the conviction that corruption permeates the decision making of the authorities.

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Institutional challenges such as capital controls, regulatory burden, problems in accessing foreign exchange and the lack of institutional infrastructure for OFDI support services are factors that have restricted developing country firms' internationalization.

Moreover, as debts grow ever larger, banks willingness to lend will decline, driving debtors to the unregulated shadow banking sector, where interest rates are extremely high, for their liquidity needs. The rising cost of financing will further undermine fixed asset investment (and thus economic growth).

They thus pose a significant threat of inflation, and the uncertainty about their future course is likely to discourage investment.

Real or perceived political instability has represented the principal deterrent to foreign and regional investment in plants and equipment.

Moreover, money laundering distorts financial markets, discouraging foreign direct investment as a result of the damaged integrity of financial institutions.

There also seems to be a need for a floating dock or some other such arrangement, which can be operationalized quickly, because the belief that there is no guaranteed border outlet seems to be holding back foreign investors.

In particular, corruption hinders economic growth and investment by increasing transaction costs, thus diverting public funds from their planned allocation.

With regard to the experience of the member States of ASEAN and China in investment promotion, he proposed that efforts be made to identify impediments to investment flows to Africa, taking into account this experience.

To that effect, the international community should set up mechanisms facilitating cooperation with regard to investment and trade and reducing obstacles to facilitate the access of developing countries' exports to the markets of the developed countries.

Lack of investment in school infrastructures and human resources (teachers) has been an impediment to the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 2 (universal primary education) as well as providing a venue for other school based programmes such as school feeding, immunization, and civic education.

You see, the wind resistance on the tail... is less than it would be on the wings.

Unwisely, Chen went out of his way to shut out mainland Chinese capital and to retain barriers to other foreign investors in order to protect the domestic businesses of his political allies.

It's pretty hot.

This is concerned with the identification and removal of obstacles to increased access by women to productive resources, and with the creation of statistical data bases broken down by sex.

Blockades should be lifted and the delivery of humanitarian supplies should not be hindered.

II. THE OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRACY AND THE MEANS OF OVERCOMING THEM

What s Stopping Women?

I hate to drag you out now.

The prolonged contraction of economic activity, combined with chronically high rates of unemployment and underemployment, has discouraged investment and has consequently reduced labour productivity.

First, lift any economic and trade restrictions or sanctions that obstruct reconstruction, development and investment efforts, and initiate an active partnership with the Sudan.

The demining process has been too slow and is hampered by serious shortages of funding.

We have given priority to a kind of security that has consumed a considerable portion of the limited resources available and has hampered and halted development.

36. With regard to the promotion of inward FDI, countries needed to elaborate a promotion strategy targeting investors and to identify the comparative advantages they could offer the latter, as well as impediments to investment.

Second, domestic and foreign investors would have an incentive to invest because such investment would remove supply bottlenecks affecting private activities.

In particular, the reform in the banking sector was aimed at addressing the lack of easy access to finance for new investments, which was one of the factors that hindered industrial sector growth.

Action must be taken to remove those obstacles and impediments.

They slow the flow of technologies.

of human rights and fundamental freedoms

And what stands in his way? You and I.