The objectives of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) are to: (i) provide an up-to-date, fact-based analysis of …

's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) for over a decade. In fact, IFC and MIGA … supporting private investment and development impact in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations (FCS) and identifies key factors … constraining private investment in FCS and possible trade-offs that practitioners and policy-makers need to consider. Based on its …

-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does this by combining an assessment of the investment climate faced by …

Sector Investment Programs (SIPs) are an integral part of the World Bank's strategy for renewal in Africa. The …

reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and affordability of goods and services for consumers … largely on the way governments shape the investment climate in each location-through the protection of property rights … governance features such as corruption. The World Development Report 2005 argues that improving the investment climates of their …

light on the implications of tax parameters - including targeted tax incentives - on investment returns and help understand … the implications of reform for expected investment outcomes. The document presents two tools for assessing the …

The second Lao PDR investment climate assessment identifies the key constraints of the country's non-resource sector …