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    Striving for international competitiveness : lessons from electronics for developing countries : synthesis of findings from the research project

    OECD Development Centre, 1993
    Electronics has become critically important in every country's attempt to restructure or build its competitiveness. The developments in electronics have given rise to an industry with an unprecedented growth record in terms of sales and exports, innovative capacity, and spin-off potential for related services.
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    Optimal pegs for Asian currencies

    Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales, 1997
    It has been evidenced that the US dollar is prominent in the exchange rate regimes of Asian countries.
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    Japanese foreign direct investment and regional trade

    International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997
    There has been considerable debate in Japan about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows, largely focused on whether the economy is .hollowing out.. The surge in outward Japanese FDI over the last decade, together with the fact that FDI outflows outweigh corresponding inflows by an order of magnitude, has resulted in a rapid net movement of Japanese productive capacity abroad.
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    Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Low-income Countries: A Review of the Evidence

    Overseas Development Institute, 1997
    Foreign direct investment is viewed as a major stimulus to economic growth in developing countries. Its ability to deal with two major obstacles, namely, shortages of financial resources and technology and skills, has made it the centre of attention for policy-makers in low-income countries in particular.
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    White Paper on Japan's Foreign Direct Investment 1998: summary

    Japan External Trade Organisation, 1998
    With a focus on Japan, considers trends in global foreign direct investment, and offers a country/region overview. Includes supporting statistical data.
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    Trade and Environment: A Business Perspective

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 1997
    The World Business Council for Sustainable Development rejects the notion of a trade versus environment debate.This report sets out directions and opportunities that can lead to mutual support between environmental protection and improvement, to an open trading system and to sustainable development.
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    Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) Negotiating Text

    Multilateral Agreement on Investment, 1998
    This document consolidates the text of the agreement considered in the course of the MAI negotiations so far. This text results mainly from the work of expert groups and has not yet been adopted by the MAI Negotiating Group. It is presented with footnotes and proposals that are still under consideration.
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    The financial crisis in Asia and foreign direct investment

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 1998
    The UNCTAD Secretariat and ICC conducted, jointly, a survey of large multinational corporations (MNCs), with a view towards ascertaining the nature of major companies’ responses to the financial crisis in Asia as far as their foreign direct investment (FDI) in and from the region is concerned. The results are reported here, embedded in a broader analysis of the issues.
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    Foreign investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 1997

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1998
    Innovative analytic bridges are established linking the official data on foreign direct investment flows and related information at the sectoral and company levels found in the specialized press to the information collected directly by the Unit through company questionnaires and interviews.
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    Guide to the Investment Regimes of the APEC Member Economies

    Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, 1998
    National profiles on: background on the foreign investment regime; regulatory framework and investment facilitation; investment protection; investment promotion and incentives; summary of international investment agreements or codes to which the APEC member is a party; assessment of recent trends in foreign investment.

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