FDI and the Investment Climate in the CIS Countries /

In view of disappointing levels of inward foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper examines capital flows into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and investigates the main impediments to a more favorable investment climate. Direct investment inflows have generally been related...

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Huvudupphovsman: Shiells, Clinton
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2003/005
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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