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Investment Policy. Practical Solutions to Client Needs: Integrated Country Programs and Sectoral Strategies. Investment Climate Department, Worl d Bank Group June 2011. World Bank Group Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. THE WORLD BANK. Why investment policy matters.
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Investment Policy Practical Solutions to Client Needs: Integrated Country Programs and Sectoral Strategies Investment Climate Department, World Bank Group June 2011 World Bank Group Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency THE WORLD BANK
Why investment policy matters Major obstaclestoinvestment • The quality of the overarching invest-ment policy framework does matter for cross border investment flows • Yet, according to the WBG’s Doing Business, Investing Across Borders and other data sources, the invest-ment policy framework remains weak in many developing countries Source: World Investment andPolitical Risk, MIGA, 2010 Development EffectivenessIP projects • High client demand for assistance in investment policy areas • High developmenteffectivenessofinvestmentpolicyprojectsimplementedbythe WBG overthepastyears 67% 11 projects 43% 6 projects 0% 1 project FY08 FY09 FY10
How we work with our clients to improve their investment policy framework Our objective:To create a legal, policy and institutional environment to establish a transparent, level playing field as a basis for attracting and growing domestic and foreign investment. Investment Policy Legal Framework Policy Framework Institutional Framework Political Risk Advise on the appropriate insti-tutional frame-work for invest-ment, including aftercare Drafting and reformulation of investment laws and codes, and other relevant laws Assessment of the set of laws and regulations in light of national strategic objectives Under develoment Riskadvisorytooltoimprove PR-relatedtlawsandregulations Use of IAB and GIPB to stimulate and frame broad reform interventions, stimulate government actions in the short- and medium-term, and as baseline indicators for country and project performance. BenchmarkingTools
What we bring to the party • Global expertise in investment law and policy – 20 years of experience in delivering advisory services to governments • Integrated programs with other IC products, IFC and MIGA, and key players outside the World Bank Group • Tailored project components responding to client needs Belarus Moldova Ukraine Armenia AlbaniaBosnia & HerzegovinaFYR Macedonia Montenegro Tajikistan China India People‘sRepublicof Laos Haiti Mali Papua New Guinea Bangladesh Solomon Islands Brazil Sierra Leone Yemen Nigeria Vanuatu Indonesia Liberia Ethiopia Tonga South Sudan IP activeclientportfolio 2011
At your service More information is available at www.wbginvestmentclimate.org