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Investment Climate in the Kyrgyz Republic as Seen by Small and Medium Enterprises

International Finance Corporation - 2010

and Medium Enterprises in the Kyrgyz Republic is the first survey of the investment climate in the Kyrgyz Republic … growth, resulting in higher employment and reducing poverty. Data contained in the Survey provide a basis on which the most … covered in the Survey - individual entrepreneurs, small and medium companies, and farmers. Chapters 3 through 8 provide a …

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Capital allocation in developing countries

David, Joel M.; Cusolito, Ana Paula; Venkateswaran, Venky; … - 2019

This paper investigates the sources of capital misallocation across a group of 11 developing and developed countries. The main findings are (i) technological frictions, namely, adjustment costs and uncertainty, account for only a modest share of observed misallocation, leaving ample scope for...

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What investors want : perceptions and experiences of multinational corporations in developing countries

Kusek, Peter; Silva, Andrea - 2018

This paper discusses the results of a survey of multinational corporations with affiliates in developing countries. The … interviews with 754 executives, the survey finds that political stability and a business-friendly regulatory environment are the … predictable, transparent, and efficient conduct of public agencies. The survey results also show that investors are heterogeneous …

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Does FDI Bring Good Jobs to Host Countries?

Javorcik, Beata - 2012

This study examines whether jobs created as a result of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows can be considered to be good jobs both from the worker's and the country's perspective. For the worker, such jobs are likely to pay higher wages than jobs in indigenous firms in developing countries,...

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Development--The Need for New Directions

Woods, George D. - 1967

George D. Woods, President of the World Bank Group, spoke of his appreciation of the splendid support and encouragement the Bank receives from the Swedish community. Sweden's exemplary support for the International Development Association (IDA) has an importance and a significance beyond the...

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Retention and Expansion of Foreign Direct Investment : Political Risk and Policy Responses

World Bank Group - 2019

investor survey data and empirical analysis of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), the paper aims to draw attention to …

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Sovereign credit ratings, relative risk ratings, and private capital flows

De, Supriyo; Mohapatra, Sanket; Ratha, Dilip K. - 2020

This paper examines the influence of sovereign credit ratings and relative risk ratings on private capital flows to 26 emerging and frontier market economies, using quarterly data for 1998-2017. A dynamic panel regression model is used to estimate the relationship between ratings and capital...

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The voice of foreign direct investment : foreign investor policy preferences and experiences in developing countries

Saurav, Abhishek; Kuo, Ryan - 2020

the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The …, and investment promotion activities. The survey finds that a business-friendly policy environment is critical to … investment (particularly approval processes), lowering political risks, and having investment promotion agencies. The survey …

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Multinational corporation affiliates, backward linkages, and productivity spillovers in developing and emerging economies : evidence and policy making

Jordaan, Jacob A.; Douw, Willem; Qiang, Christine Zhenwei - 2020

development and economic growth. This paper conducts a new and comprehensive survey of recent empirical studies that focus on the … literature survey reveals that several characteristics of multinational corporation affiliates and domestic firms, host economy …

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FDI Spillovers and High-Growth Firms in Developing Countries

Reyes, Jose Daniel - 2017

developing countries. Employing a survey of around 71,000 firms across 50 sectors in 122 developing countries, the paper shows …

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