Formal and Informal Investment Barriers in the G-7 Countries
Formal and Informal Investment Barriers in the G-7 Countries

Author: Ash Ahmad

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 75

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"This Occasional Paper develops a comprehensive portrait of the practices, rules, and regulations that can impede foreign direct investment (FDI) in the G-7 countries. It serves to summarize and synthesize the companion Occasional Paper on the G-7 countries, which provides detailed analysis of the investment regimes in each jurisdiction. It takes stock of the combined effects of formal and informal barriers in the G-7 countries and demonstrates how the interaction between the different types of barriers actually works. It also highlights the principal lessons derived from the analysis and draws out the policy implications"--Introduction, page 1.

Formal and Informal Investment Barriers in the G-7 Countries
Formal and Informal Investment Barriers in the G-7 Countries

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 73

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In this era of globalization, international investment serves as an integrating force among the world economies. Multinational enterprises have been the principal actors in the globalization process, primarily through their foreign direct investment decisions. This document presents the summary and conclusions on a study on formal and informal investment barriers in the G-7 countries. It looks at how it all works; the Anglo-saxon triad; the Mediterranean countries; countries dominated by invisible informal barriers; and policy implications.