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    The impact of transparency on foreign direct investment

    Economic Research and Analysis Division, World Trade Organisation (WTO), 1999
    Non-transparency is a term given in this paper to a set of government policies that increase the risk and uncertainty faced by economic actors foreign investors.
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    Foreign direct investment and the opening up of China's economy

    Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales, 2000
    China’s opening up policy has aimed at promoting exports, while protecting the domestic market. This was achieved through a dualistic trade regime which has granted tariff exemptions on imports of intermediate by export-oriented industries, and through a selective policy which has channelled FDI into manufacturing production targeted for exports or for import substitution.
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    Appropriate exchange rate regime in developing countries: the case of Korea

    Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2000
    The choice of exchange rate regime in developing countries carries critical importance to their self-protection from speculative attacks and currency crises, as well as achievement of long-term economic growth. Deep integration of developing countries to the global economy makes it difficult to keep the intermediate regime between the two polar solutions.
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    Liberalising China's capital account: lessons drawn from Thailand's experience

    East Asian Regional Network, Global Development Network, 2000
    This article explores how China might choose to liberalise its capital account. The article emphasises the importance of nuanced and careful removal of capital restriction, allowing for quicker/radical removal of restrictions in some cases and slower/gradual removal in other cases.
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    High-level international intergovernmental consideration of financing for development: work of the United Nations system

    Financing for Development, 1998
    This is a high-level report outlining the work of the United Nations to address financing for development. The report results from a structured inquiry carried out with the help of several partner organisations, concerning financing for development.
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    Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance (Finance for Development in Africa - An issues paper)

    Financing for Development, 2000
    The aim of this Issues Paper is to review the mix of actions necessary to finance the developmental goals of Africa and to present policy options for the consideration of African Finance Ministers.Policy recommendations:While it is essential to mobilise all domestic resources to reduce the resource gap this will only be feasible in the long term.
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    The financial crisis and its impact on growth and development, especially in the developing countries

    Financing for Development, 2000
    This article outlines the impact the financial crisis has had on growth and development, especially in developing countries.Conclusions:Given the inherent instability of international capital movements, recent experience shows that any country closely integrated into the global financial system is susceptible to financial crises and currency turmoil.
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    The impact of economic integration on FDI and exports: a gravity approach

    Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, 2000
    This paper uses the gravity-model approach to deal with two issues related to economic integration. The first concern is to analyse the impact on FDI stocks of specific variables denoting the will to integrate, and their relative impact on exports.
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    Implications of the currency crisis for exchange rate arrangements in emerging East Asia

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000
    This article emphasises that more effort should be made to develop a framework for international monetary coordination, not only to maintain stable exchange rates among the U.S.
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    Proposed strategy for a regional exchange rate arrangement in post-crisis East Asia

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000
    This article suggests that a coordinated action by East Asian countries to stabilize their currencies against a common basket of major currencies (broadly representative of their average structure of trade and foreign direct investment) would help stabilize both intra-regional exchange rates and effective exchange rates-in a way consistent with the medium-term objective of promoting trade, investm

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