Projects in Asia & the Pacific (by Project Type)

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COUNTRY	FISCAL YEAR	TYPE of PROJECT	DESCRIPTION
China	2005	Access to Credit	Provided advice and recommendations for the development of a modern regime for secured transactions (collateral) that will allow for efficient taking and enforcing security over movable assets.
Bangladesh	2006	Administrative Barriers	FIAS, together with SEDF, explored the rationale for Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA), widely recognized as an important mechanism which can contribute to improving the business environment. FIAS suggested options and recommendations for a gradual implementation of RIA, and exposed stakeholders in the public and private sector to the process through pilot workshops.
Bangladesh	2006	Administrative Barriers	FIAS and SEDF jointly assisted the government of Bangladesh to take a "whole of government" approach to develop a strategy to generate private investor interest through analyzing the political economy of PSD reform in Bangladesh, evaluating stakeholder interests, and developing a communication strategy on PSD issues.
Bangladesh	2006	Administrative Barriers	The FIAS-SEDF joint venture implemented the first Bangladesh Administrative Barriers Review (ABR), which targeted 6 carefully-selected administrative processes for review, demonstrating to the government of Bangladesh and other stakeholders one particular methodology for analyzing barriers to investment and for identifying and agreeing on possible reforms aimed at achieving improvements to the overall investment climate.
Cambodia	2006	Administrative Barriers	With co-funding from the Agence Francaise de Developpement in Phnom Penh, FIAS assisted the Cambodia Investment Board in the design and implementation of a Duty Suspension Scheme for exporters in targeted sectors.
China	2005	Administrative Barriers	Conducted a review of the administrative barriers to investment for Liaoning Province, with the aim of identifying problems in the regulatory procedures that deter investment and searching for ways to remove these barriers.
Indonesia	2006	Administrative Barriers	FIAS worked in partnership with IFC PENSA-SMEs facility in Indonesia to provide technical assistance to improve business regulations and administrative procedures at the sub-national level in Indonesia; that is at regencies (Kabupaten) and municipalities (Kota) levels.
Indonesia	2005	Administrative Barriers	Prepared a desk-research based paper that was presented to the Government of Indonesia and other donors, examining ways of reducing Indonesia’s lengthy (151 days) business start-up procedures.
Indonesia	2001	Administrative Barriers	Assisted in redesigning an implementation project which had been based on previous FIAS recommendations.
Indonesia	2000	Administrative Barriers	Designed a program to overcome administrative and other barriers to the flow of FDI for the Eastern Provinces.
Indonesia	1998	Administrative Barriers	Reviewed impediments to FDI in the Eastern Provinces and identified ways provincial and district authorities could address them. Also reviewed investment opportunities for SMEs in the Eastern Provinces.
Marshall Islands	2006	Administrative Barriers	In association with the ADB, FIAS examined investment-related problems that foreign investors experience in dealing with the variety of administrative authorities, processes and procedures at various stages in the investment process.
Pakistan	2005	Administrative Barriers	Provided the Government with a registration and licensing regime in light of the costs it imposes on potential investors. Based on the results of an Administrative and Regulatory Costs Survey (ARCS), business focus groups, and meetings with key government ministries, detailed recommendations were presented for removing the critical administrative bottlenecks to investment.
Pakistan	2004	Administrative Barriers	Prepared a PSD strategy for the Northwest Frontier Province.
Philippines	2000	Administrative Barriers	Designed a process for implementing the recommendations previously provided to the local government in Mindanao, specifying the institutional arrangements necessary and defining the broad terms of reference for the main agencies and players involved.
Regional (Pacific)	2006	Administrative Barriers	As part of a regional program focused on Administrative Barriers, FIAS and the World Bank worked with the government of Tonga to identify investment-related problems that foreign investors experience in dealing with the variety of administrative authorities, processes and procedures at various stages in the investment process.
Regional (South Asia)	2005	Administrative Barriers	A high level roundtable to discuss how international best practice in regulatory reform can be most appropriately tailored to local conditions, needs and priorities in countries of the South Asia Region.
Solomon Islands	2006	Administrative Barriers	Following FIAS assistance on foreign investment legislation, the government of the Solomon Islands requested further assistance on removing administrative barriers to investment in two key areas: business registration and labor and immigration.
Thailand	2006	Administrative Barriers	Working closely with Thailand’s Board of Investment, FIAS conducted an administrative barriers to investment study in Thailand. The study also included an ARCS survey and application of FIAS agency templates.
Vietnam	1999	Administrative Barriers	Examined impediments to the establishment and operation of foreign investments in Vietnam.
Cambodia	2007	Administrative Barriers [Implementation]	FIAS assisted the government of Cambodia in the design and construction of a customs duty suspension scheme.
China	2007	Administrative Barriers [Implementation]	FIAS, together with the IFC Facility in China and IFC's SME department, advised and conducted implementation activities promoting the development of China’s new secured transactions law.
Fiji	2007	Administrative Barriers [Implementation]	FIAS assisted in implementing reform changes within the Fiji government agencies' administrative processes to deliver quantitative and qualitative improvements in investment approvals processing time and costs for the private sector investor.
Solomon Islands	2007	Administrative Barriers [Implementation]	As a follow-up to the administrative barriers project completed in March 2006, FIAS developed a policy statement on the employment and residency of foreign workers in the Solomon Islands, and drafted legislative guidelines reflecting the policy statement.
Vietnam	2007	Administrative Barriers [Implementation]	FIAS assessed the current shortcomings in the legal and institutional framework for movable asset financing (secured transactions) in Vietnam and provided concrete recommendations for reform that will allow broad use of movable assets as collateral.
Indonesia	1995	Backward linkages	Reviewed the policy aspects of developing backward linkages between foreign and domestic firms.
Malaysia	2003	Backward linkages	Evaluated the spillover effects from multinational companies to local suppliers over the past decade. A presentation was made to government officials and the main findings were integrated into the assessment of their global strategy for maximizing the positive impact of FDI .
Philippines	1992	Backward linkages	Conducted a study designed to identify opportunities for, and impediments to, backward linkages between foreign and local firms.
Thailand	1992	Backward linkages	Conducted a study designed to identify opportunities for, and impediments to, backward linkages between foreign and local firms.
Thailand	1990	Backward linkages	Reviewed backward linkage experience of selected countries and their relevance in Thailand.
Indonesia	1996	Backward linkages II	Reviewed the policy aspects of developing backward linkages between foreign and domestic firms.
Philippines	1995	Backward linkages II	Reviewed the policy aspects of developing backward linkages between foreign and domestic firms.
India	2007	Competition Policy	FIAS, in collaboration with the World Bank South Asia country department, assisted the Competition Commission of India in providing technical assistance and in building in-house capacity for CCI by conducting competition and regulatory impact assessments of selected key sectors of the Indian economy.
Sri Lanka	2004	Competition Policy	Conducted a conference to analyze the relationship between competition, productivity, competitiveness, economic growth, and poverty reduction and review the state of competition.
Cambodia	2005	Corporate Social Responsibility	Assisted the Ministry of Commerce and the garment industry to move away from current dependence on a quota-focused strategy towards a more market-led and sustainable strategy.
China	2007	Corporate Social Responsibility	FIAS assisted the Shenzhen Provincial Government in developing a corporate social responsibility framework for its ICT industry and helped local suppliers build capacity to meet new international social and environmental standards.
Indonesia	2007	Corporate Social Responsibility	FIAS assisted the Indonesian administration’s national campaign against illegal logging by generating a set of policy recommendations to encourage increased forest certification.
Bangladesh	1993	Diagnostic	Examined the policy, regulatory and incentive regime affecting private investment and made recommendations for improvements.
Bangladesh	1990	Diagnostic	FIAS updated its 1988 diagnostic review at the Government's request.
Bangladesh	1988	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the obstacles to increased flows of foreign direct investment.
China	2005	Diagnostic	Performed a diagnosis of the policy, legal & institutional frameworks in order to attract FDI to Liaoning Province.
China	1992	Diagnostic	Conducted a review of the foreign investment environment.
China	1987	Diagnostic	Prepared a diagnostic review of the foreign investment climate, together with IBRD.
East Timor	2001	Diagnostic	Performed a preliminary diagnostic of the environment for foreign investment and designed of a foreign investment code appropriate for the environment.
Indonesia	2007	Diagnostic	FIAS conducted a study of Indonesia's shrimp and textile sectors to identify options for addressing policy and institutional impediments in the investment climate, in particular those that constrain Indonesian exports in these two sectors.
Indonesia	2001	Diagnostic	Examined the potential problems and recommended ways of addressing the issues identified based on the proposed devolution of authority from the national government to the third level (district) governments.
Indonesia	1988	Diagnostic	Reviewed the regulatory framework for foreign investment, together with IBRD.
Kiribati	1997	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
Maldives	1994	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic study of the investment climate.
Marshall Islands	1996	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
Mongolia	1993	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
Nepal	2007	Diagnostic	Through the use of the investment climate mini-diagnostic, a quick-response tool developed by FIAS, FIAS identified critical regulatory constraints to private investment; proposed reform options; gauged whether conditions exist for sustainable implementation of proposed solutions; and assessed the scope of and helped frame subsequent technical assistance in Nepal.
Nepal	1993	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
Pakistan	2005	Diagnostic	Defined the scope of a series of four service sector analyses for Pakistan. This involved: (i) preparation of an Aide Memoire detailing informed hypotheses on the key policy and institutional issues constraining productive investments; (ii) development of a Project Design Document to guide the Government in undertaking a comprehensive diagnostic of factors constraining productivity and, subsequently, the design and implementation of solutions for these sectors; and (iii) a Workshop for GoP stakeholders to discuss the economic case for productivity in Pakistan, and outline how best to move forward on reform, including by identifying candidates for a Government team to drive the sectoral analysis and reform processes.
Pakistan	1992	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic study of the investment climate.
Pakistan	1990	Diagnostic	Reviewed the role of government in attracting foreign direct investment.
Palau	1999	Diagnostic	Prepared an assessment of the country's foreign investment climate.
Papua New Guinea	2004	Diagnostic	Conducted an independent review of the current status of the FDI environment, with prioritized recommendations on practical actions that could improve the investment climate.
Philippines	1999	Diagnostic	Identified impediments to foreign investment at the local government-level in Mindanao and examined possible remedies.
Regional	2000	Diagnostic	Conducted a study of impediments to cross-border trade and investment in the Tumen Region.
Samoa	1992	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
Sri Lanka	1991	Diagnostic	Assisted in the preparation of an investment policy and institutional framework for foreign direct investment.
Tonga	1996	Diagnostic	Conducted a diagnostic review of the investment climate.
India	2000	Diagnostic/Promotion strategy	Surveyed Andhra Pradesh's state-level entry procedures for foreign investment, fiscal incentives offered to investors, and arrangements in place for investment promotion.
India	1993	Diagnostic/Promotion strategy	Conducted a comparative assessment of foreign investment policies and assisted in the formulation of a foreign investment promotional strategy.
Vietnam	2005	Diagnostic: Access to Land	Prepared a report outlining in details the methodology to undertake a study on land issues from the private sector perspective in Vietnam. Conducted over a 6-week period primarily by local consultants (a lawyer and an economist) with the support of FIAS and an international expert on land related issues.
Indonesia	1999	Diagnostic: Approvals/Licenses	Examined the various permits and licenses required to establish foreign-owned enterprises.
China	1999	FDI Database	Completed work on establishing a system for collecting FDI data.
China	1997	FDI Database	Reviewed the existing foreign direct investment data sources, definition and classification, and made recommendations to strengthen the foreign direct investment data statistical system.
Philippines	1990	FDI database	Provided recommendations for improvements to the FDI database.
ASEAN	1990	Incentives	Prepared a study of investment incentives and destructive competition for FDI in ASEAN and the implications for harmonization and cooperation.
Bangladesh	2005	Incentives	Assisted the Government to assess the revenue implications for different scenarios being considered by Government under proposals to amend the investment incentives regime.
Cambodia	2001	Incentives	Assisted the Government to assess the revenue implications for different scenarios being considered by Government under proposals to amend the investment incentives regime.
Cambodia	2000	Incentives	Assisted the government in moving from discretionary, expectation based investment incentives to automatic, performance based incentives to offer a competitive general tax environment to all investors.
Cambodia	1997	Incentives	Assisted in developing a system for monitoring investment incentives granted to foreign investors.
Fiji	2000	Incentives	Assisted the Government in reforming its investments incentives system to provide an investment friendly tax regime that is transparent and non-discretionary.
Fiji	1998	Incentives	Helped the government implement previous recommendations on modifying and eliminating investment incentives that were not cost effective.
Fiji	1994	Incentives	Conducted an examination of the incentives framework.
Malaysia	1992	Incentives	Conducted a comparative assessment of the investment incentive system.
Marshall Islands	1998	Incentives	Reviewed the current investment incentive scheme.
Nepal	1997	Incentives	Reviewed the incentives regime and the legal framework for foreign investment.
Samoa	2001	Incentives	Provided assistance in designing and developing a duty suspension scheme (DSS) for exporters to provide export led investments with appropriate access to world priced inputs.
Samoa	1999	Incentives	Evaluated the investment incentive regime.
Samoa	1995	Incentives	Reviewed the investment incentives regime and the institutional arrangements for FDI.
Thailand	2000	Incentives	Reviewed the country's investment incentives and made proposals for changes.
Thailand	1988	Incentives	Reviewed Thailand's investment policy and incentives strategy in light of the objectives in the Sixth National Economic and Social Plan.
Tonga	2001	Incentives	Reviewed the effectiveness of the current tax based scheme and assessing the impact the availability of incentives has had on investor location, technology, timing, market choices, and the economic development of Tonga.
Fiji	2002	Incentives (Implementation)	Assisted with implementing the Duty Suspension Scheme.
Philippines	2002	Incentives/Investment Policy	Conducted a review of the country's investment incentives legislation.
Indonesia	2006	Industry Competitiveness	In cooperation with IFC/PENSA, FIAS provided strategic advice to the Indonesian Directorate General of Geology and Mineral Resources on the promotion of backward linkages between the mining industries and local suppliers of goods and services.
Pakistan	2006	Industry Competitiveness	FIAS, in collaboration with the World Bank’s PSD Department, led a pilot VCA study in Pakistan to identify the critical policy and regulatory constraints to increased competitiveness of key sectors - dairy, mining, fisheries, garments, auto parts – by tracing the costs of representative products from the sourcing of raw materials to delivery of the final product in the market. Results from this project can be seen in the World Bank’s Growth and Competitiveness Report, the NWFP Economic Report, and the Rural Development Report.
Bangladesh	2007	Institutions	FIAS together with IFC-SEDF, identified key private sector development indicators to facilitate PSD vision and initiate the institutionalization of a monitoring and evaluation system of the PSD reform process in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh	2007	Institutions	FIAS conducted a stakeholder analysis and designed a communications strategy to act as an example of how to institutionalize the PSD regulatory reform process in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh	1993	Institutions	Provided assistance to the Board of Investment on organizational structure and functions, operating procedures, personnel policy and establishing a framework for investment promotion through the production of promotional materials.
Bangladesh	1990	Institutions	Assisted in strengthening the institutional capacity of the Board of Investment.
Bhutan	2004	Institutions	Recommended an institutional structure that will support the Government's efforts to attract and manage inward FDI and designed a package of technical assistance that will support the establishment of this structure.
East Timor	2004	Institutions	Evaluated a proposal for the establishment of an investment promotion agency (IPA) for inclusion in a World Bank aide memoire, which was discussed and agreed with the East Timor Government.
Indonesia	2003	Institutions	Provided advice on the establishment of the proposed National Investment Team in association with the Asian Development Bank.
Indonesia	1991	Institutions	Assisted in the formulation of an investment promotion strategy and, more specifically, the roles of the national and regional investment institutions in that strategy.
Malaysia	1994	Institutions	Helped the Industrial Development Authority to strengthen its promotional and facilitation functions.
Malaysia	1992	Institutions	Helped the Industrial Development Authority design a system to monitor FDI.
Malaysia	1988	Institutions	Assisted the Ministry of Trade and Industry officials improve techniques for the economic evaluation of foreign investment proposals.
Pakistan	1994	Institutions	Completed a comprehensive technical assistance program by advising the newly established Pakistan Investment Board on investment facilitation.
Pakistan	1993	Institutions	Developed a strategy to strengthen the Pakistan Investment Board.
Philippines	1996	Institutions	Helped define an institutional framework and strategy for investment promotion.
Philippines	1992	Institutions	Assisted in the reorientation of the Board of Investments from regulation to promotion of investment.
Regional (Pacific)	2005	Institutions	Managed, supervised, and provided guidance to the content development consultant contracted by the Commonwealth Secretariat. Provided technical advisory assistance on content development issues.
Regional (Pacific)	2003	Institutions	Prepared and presented papers on investor fraud and private public partnerships, as well as providing general support to the Forum Secretariat for this regional meeting.
Regional (Pacific)	2002	Institutions	Assisted with agenda and technical content of meeting, presented and discussed papers, and provided training course on strategic planning.
Regional (Pacific)	2001	Institutions	Assisted the Forum Secretariat in setting the program, prepared a paper on investor screening, made a presentation on joint ventures, and actively participated in the meeting.
Regional (Pacific)	2000	Institutions	Assisted the Forum Secretariat with 1999 Meeting for the Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies.
Sri Lanka	1991	Institutions	Assisted in the development of a new institutional and procedural framework to attract foreign direct investment.
Vanuatu	2000	Institutions	Provided drafting guidelines for a new investment promotion agency.
Greater Mekong Subregion	1996	Institutions/ Promotion strategy	Assisted in the first meeting of promotion agencies and helped them in conceptualizing the nature and the scope of their regional cooperation.
Indonesia	1996	Institutions: FDI database	Reviewed the existing FDI data sources, definition and classification, and the inter-agency collaboration, making recommendations to improve data collection, quality, coverage, and consistency.
Fiji	1998	Institutions: Training	Conducted a training program to strengthen the Investment Promotion Agency's investment promotion skills.
Mongolia	1998	Institutions: Training	Organized training for the Foreign Investment Board staff and helped strengthen the investor servicing unit.
Regional (Pacific)	2003	Institutions: Training	Conducted the last in a series of training programs for staff from Pacific IPAs, this course dealt with data collection and management.
Regional (Pacific)	1998	Institutions: Training	Organized training program for investment promotion agencies in Pacific on strategies to attract and keep foreign investors.
Regional (Pacific)	1998	Institutions: Training	Organized training program for investment promotion agencies in Pacific on the essential elements of an investment policy framework.
Bangladesh	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	As part of the Institutionalizing the PSD Reform Process project, FIAS and SEDF created a “PSD Core Group” in order to create broad-based Government ownership of a complex and multi-faceted investment climate reform agenda in a challenging political environment. Formed in March 2005 and made up of 37 mid-level civil servants, the Core Group draws from 17 private sector facing Government ministries and agencies.
Bangladesh	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	At the request of the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Chair of the Board of Investment, FIAS, in conjunction with SEDF, developed a series of options for modernizing Bangladesh’s economic zones regime, with an emphasis on enabling privately developed and managed sites under a regulatory framework that separates public ownership from regulation.
China	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	The project, conducted by the Ministry of Commerce, FIAS and MIGA, consisted of the diagnostic phase of developing a national and local capacity to improve the investment climate of, and to attract investment to, the Western and Central regions, which are among the poorer regions of China.
Fiji	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	FIAS, in collaboration with the World Bank, undertook a diagnostic study to support reform addressing the regulatory constraints facing business.
Fiji	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	This project was the solution design and implementation phase of the above project (Investment Approvals Reform Program) to support reform addressing the regulatory constraints facing business.
Indonesia	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	Working closely with IFC/PENSA and PEP Aceh/Nias, FIAS conducted a rapid response mini-diagnostic of the Aceh/Nias investment climate.
Indonesia	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	Working jointly with PEP Aceh/Nias, and through the Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR), FIAS delivered a half-day investment law workshop covering basic good practice in relation to investment coverage, registration, the use of negative lists, incentives, regulation, and promotion.
Indonesia	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	FIAS provided advice through an Investment Incentives Review and Policy Seminar to the Ministry of Trade on international best practices for the provision of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investors.
Indonesia	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	FIAS, working through the World Bank in Jakarta, provided a range of working papers, guidance notes, and drafting guidelines in support of the new Investment Law.
Regional (Pacific)	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	FIAS presented two sessions, one on enhancing the investment policy environment, and one on the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency’s global benchmarking survey on the performance of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) at the 2005 HIPAM meeting.
Philippines	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	With inputs from MIGA, FIAS provided assistance with the development of a foreign investment retention, expansion and diversification (RED) program with the Board of Investments.
Samoa	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	The government of Samoa requested FIAS’ and the World Bank’s services to implement regulatory reforms to improve the ease of Doing Business in Samoa, based on the World Bank’s Doing Business indicators, through a joint public/private sector task force.
Solomon Islands	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	This project assisted in the establishment and operation of a Foreign Investment Registry (FIR) function, which included designing an organizational structure and operating procedures, and developing and making operational a simple registry system.
Solomon Islands	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	FIAS reviewed and assessed the Solomon Islands “location offer” to investors, the operation and effectiveness of the current system of investment incentives (tax and otherwise), and the appropriateness of special economic zones within the "location offer".
Tonga	2006	Investment Laws, Policies, & Promotion	In conjunction with the World Bank, FIAS proposed improvements in regulations and streamlined procedures affecting private sector investment and activity through a public/private Task Force and working groups focused on the specific reform areas of starting a business, licenses, permits and inspections, immigration, and fishing.
Bhutan	2005	Investment Laws/Regulations	Amended the FDI Rules and Regulations.
ASEAN	1988	Investment policy	Provided suggestions on incentive harmonization for the ASEAN member states at the Secretariat's request.
Bhutan	2003	Investment policy	Operationalized Bhutan's first investment policy decree by assisting with the preparation of drafts of rules, regulations, procedures, and criteria.
Bhutan	2002	Investment policy	Assisted the government in drafting an Investment Policy Statement.
Bhutan	2002	Investment policy	Focused on the implications of the draft of a previously-prepared investment policy.
Bhutan	2002	Investment policy	Provided an assessment of the FDI prospects for the proposed private sector development priorities in the context of the existing regulatory environment and proposed foreign investment law.
Bhutan	2001	Investment policy	Reviewed a draft investment policy statement.
China	1998	Investment policy	Assisted the government in assessing the impact of the East Asian financial crisis on FDI flows to China and advised on changes in FDI policy that would better suit new trends.
China	1997	Investment policy	Assisted in the preparation of new regulations on the treatment of branches of foreign firms.
China	1989	Investment policy	Provided advice on reconciling the conflicting objectives of the joint-ventures foreign exchange balance requirements and the desire to increase flows of FDI.
China	1987	Investment policy	Assisted in the preparation of a new contractual joint venture law.
East Timor	2003	Investment Policy	Participated in a World Bank mission to review the environment for private sector investment and reviewed progress on the development of the commercial legal environment and implementation of a Bank Technical Assistance project to assist in the development of an appropriate commercial legal environment.
Indonesia	2007	Investment policy	Working jointly with PEP Aceh/Nias, through the Aceh Agency for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, FIAS assisted in preparing a regional investment policy statement and an outline regional investment law in Aceh.
Indonesia	2007	Investment policy	FIAS assisted the Indonesian Ministry of Trade in finalizing the implementation of regulations for the new investment law, relevant administrative procedures, and a strategic framework for investor problem solving.
Indonesia	1995	Investment policy	Conducted an extensive survey on further liberalization of ownership and control restrictions.
Micronesia	1995	Investment policy	Focused on the appropriate legislative framework to attract FDI.
Regional (Pacific)	2001	Investment policy	Prepared a report entitled International Dispute Resolution Conventions for consideration by Ministers and for inclusion in the official Forum Economic Ministers Meeting papers.
Regional (Pacific)	2001	Investment policy	Assisted consultants contracted through the Forum Fisheries Agency to address foreign investment issues in the development of Tuna Management Plans for the Solomon Islands, Palau, and Vanuatu.
Regional (Pacific)	1997	Investment policy	Reviewed and commented on national investment policy statements of Pacific Forum Island Countries.
Samoa	2007	Investment policy	FIAS reviewed the Foreign Investment Act in Samoa and its draft regulations. FIAS developed a "principles" paper, which was used as the basis for intensive in-country consultations in Samoa. A final paper containing action recommendations was presented to the government.
Samoa	1998	Investment policy	Reviewed policy issues of importance to foreign investors, such as business licensing and work permits for expatriates.
Tonga	2000	Investment policy	Provided an explanatory report with recommendations and drafting guidelines for amending the Licenses Act, for creating new foreign investment legislation, and for repealing the Investment Development Incentives Act.
Vanuatu	1997	Investment policy	Provided comments on the amendment of the Business License Act and the Work Permits Act.
Vanuatu	1996	Investment policy	Assisted in the preparation of a documented foreign investment policy.
Vietnam	1995	Investment policy	Reviewed the policy implications of promoting foreign direct investment in the infrastructure sector.
Vietnam	1991	Investment policy	Established priorities for legal reforms to encourage and accelerate the flow of foreign direct investment.
Fiji	2004	Investment policy	Assisted with appropriate policy and legislative recommendations for amendments and changes to the 1999 Foreign Investment Act and subsequently supported passage of the amended legislation through the Cabinet and Parliament.
India	2004	Investment policy	Organized and conducted a workshop on the impact, effectiveness, and good practice of Export Processing Zones (EPZs).
Marshall Islands	2004	Investment policy	Assisted the Government to review, refine, and update its national investment policy statement, which clarified policy regarding investment as well as its intended policy changes relating to investments and particularly foreign direct investment.
Regional (Pacific)	2004	Investment policy	Gathered information on a cross section of screening practices and approvals mechanisms used by Pacific Island countries and examined their impact on foreign investment decisions and investment flows in the Pacific region.
Regional (Pacific)	2004	Investment policy	Prepared monitoring and evaluation review and report on the changes and progress made by Pacific Forum Island Countries (FICs) in adopting and implementing investment policies that comply with APEC non-binding investment principles and suggested options that could be adopted by FICs in their on-going effort to enhance the implementation of policies to comply with the APEC Principles.
Afghanistan	2002	Investment policy /Diagnostic	Advised on the investment climate including the investment law, company registration procedures, licensing, taxation and other incentives and produced a situation analysis of the private sector to aid in developing a longer term roadmap for World Bank assistance to the private sector.
Fiji	1994	Investment policy/ Institutions	Reviewed the institutional arrangements for foreign direct investment and assisted in the preparation of a new investment act.
Cambodia	2001	Investment policy/Incentives	Assisted the Government to move from discretionary, expectation based investment incentives to automatic performance based incentives available to all qualifying investments; assisted by preparing drafting guidelines to amend the appropriate legislation.
Maldives	2003	Investment policy/Institutions	Reviewed the existing investment law and implementation guidelines, also commenting on the current institutional arrangements for investment promotion.
Mongolia	2003	Investment policy/Institutions	Provided elementary investment promotion training for staff from the national IPA and helped with the preparation of a new Investment Policy Statement.
Pakistan	1999	Investment Policy/Institutions	Reviewed the country's FDI policy and assessed the investment promotion agency.
Vanuatu	1998	Investment policy/Institutions	Assisted the government in preparing drafting guidelines for an act to establish an investment promotion agency.
Vietnam	1994	Investment policy: Approval/promotion	Assisted in improving coordination of approval procedures and promotional activities.
Bangladesh	2005	Investment policy: Economic Zones	Assessed key Special Eco Zones and regulatory reform needs and advocate appropriate solutions, in order to attract more export-oriented FDI, and generate pro-poor growth in the country.
Lao PDR	1992	Investment policy: Economic Zones	Reviewed the feasibility of an export processing zone to promote FDI.
Vietnam	2000	Investment policy: Economic Zones	Mobilized economic zone experts and investment policy experts to share experience on zone objectives, location, design and management with the Vietnamese Investment Zone Authority and other government departments.
Cambodia	2005	Investment policy: Law	Assisted the Royal Government of Cambodia in the preparation of amendments to the Sub-Decrees.
Cambodia	2002	Investment policy: Law	Provided inputs to an official position paper for proposed amendments to the Investment Law.
Cambodia	1994	Investment policy: Law	Helped in the preparation of a new foreign investment law.
East Timor	2003	Investment policy: Law	Conducted a desk review of a draft Investment Law.
East Timor	2001	Investment policy: Law	Participated in a mission for and contributed to the preparation of a Country Economic Memorandum, concurrently providing inputs to the design of a Technical Assistance project for strengthening the commercial legal environment.
Fiji	1998	Investment policy: Law	Assisted in preparing the new Foreign Investment Act, including drafting guidelines and reviewing the investment dispute resolution process.
Indonesia	2002	Investment policy: Law	Provided a desk review of a draft of a proposed new investment law.
Lao PDR	2005	Investment policy: Law	Held workshop to increase awareness of key issues by the foreign investment law drafting committee.
Marshall Islands	1998	Investment policy: Law	Prepared guidelines for amending the Foreign Investment Business License Act, the Protection of Resident Workers Act, and the Business Corporations Act.
Micronesia	2000	Investment policy: Law	Conducted a comprehensive FDI legislative review and provided advice on revisions to individual State legislation.
Micronesia	1999	Investment policy: Law	Assisted in the development of state FDI legislation.
Mongolia	2001	Investment policy: Law	Reviewed a draft of a new investment law, providing written commentary and a briefing for a Mongolian delegation.
Mongolia	1998	Investment policy: Law	Reviewed and commented on the draft FDI law.
Mongolia	1997	Investment policy: Law	Helped in the revision of the investment law.
Palau	2003	Investment policy: Law	Undertook a desk review of the draft implementing regulations for the FDI Bill.
Palau	2002	Investment policy: Law	Supplied support documentation to the Chamber of Commerce and reviewed the Government-prepared draft FDI Bill.
Palau	2001	Investment policy: Law	Reviewed draft legislation for new foreign investment act and provided comments and recommendations for enhancements.
Papua New Guinea	1989	Investment policy: Law	Prepared a revision of the investment law.
Solomon Islands	2005	Investment policy: Law	Prepared drafting guidelines, draft policy statement and facilitate public consultation.
Solomon Islands	2000	Investment policy: Law	Provided drafting guidelines for a new investment promotion agency and for new foreign investment legislation to replace the existing Investment Act.
Solomon Islands	1997	Investment policy: Law	Conducted a review of the investment law.
Tonga	2002	Investment policy: Law	Assisted Government in transforming legislative drafting guidelines into Bills and with the facilitation of Bills through the Legislative Assembly.
Vanuatu	2005	Investment policy: Law	Assisted VIPA to develop a National Investment Policy Statement. This will clarify the Vanuatu Government’s immediate policy regarding investment as well as its intended policy changes relating to investments and, in particular, foreign direct investment. It will also ensure compliance with APEC.
Vanuatu	2005	Investment policy: Law	Developed and delivered a capacity building workshop for Provincial authorities, in order to bring the six provincial authorities in Vanuatu in compliance with the new national investment policy statement (NIPS). It also provided guidance in their preparation of good practice provincial investment policies.
Vietnam	2005	Investment policy: Law	Supported the Government’s efforts to prepare a new Unified Enterprise Law (UEL) and a new Comprehensive Investment Law (CIL). Includes research into the impact of proposed changes to the present investment law, reviews of drafts of the CIL and support to various key agencies in their discussions with various important stakeholder groups.
Vietnam	1993	Investment policy: Law	Conducted a study on the role of bilateral, regional and multilateral legal instruments to encourage FDI.
Afghanistan	2004	Investment policy: Law	Reviewed the I nvestment Law for Annual General Meeting Workshop on Afghanistan Trade and Investment .
Cambodia	2004	Investment policy: Law	Assisted the Government in preparing implementing regulations to the Amended Law on Investment by producing drafting guidelines.
East Timor	2004	Investment Policy: Law	Reviewed and commented on the draft External Investment Law and the draft Domestic Investment Law.
Vietnam	2004	Investment policy: Law	Prepared Discussion Note on creating a Unified Law on Foreign and Domestic Investment in Vietnam.
Micronesia	1997	Investment policy: Law (Implementation)	Assisted in the implementation of earlier recommendations for a revised legal framework to attract foreign investment.
Samoa	2002	Investment policy: Law (Implementation)	Assisted with implementing the FDI Act.
China	1994	Investment policy: Screening/Approval	Conducted a review of screening and approval procedures.
China	1998	Investment policy: Seminar	Arranged presentations on how antitrust laws and practices affect FDI and how other transition economies have dealt with competition policy.
China	1986	Investment policy: Seminar	Conducted a seminar in Beijing for senior Chinese officials involved in the planning, approval and monitoring of FDI.
Philippines	1989	Investment policy: Swaps	Helped the Central Bank assess whether the country should resume its debt-equity swaps program.
Regional (Pacific)	2004	Linkages	Examined the impact of investment related policies and programs and their impact on the creation and development of linkages between foreign investors and domestic businesses, especially small and micro businesses in two Pacific Forum Island Countries (FICs) as well as identified linkages that occur following a foreign investment and assessed their subsequent flow-on impacts. Provided broad recommendations for FICs to promote, widen and deepen economic linkages
Philippines	2005	Linkages/Spillover	Examined linkages that occur following a foreign investment and to assess the subsequent flow-on impacts and policy constraints to such linkages and flow-ons.
Bangladesh	2003	Promotion Strategy	Assisted the BOI to develop its first investment promotion strategy, principally by way of conducting a strategic planning workshop for the management and senior staff.
Cambodia	2005	Promotion Strategy	Prepared a strategic plan, and provided legal assistance & implementation assistance.
China	2005	Promotion Strategy	A joint FIAS-MIGA review of the draft national investment promotion policy prepared by the Minister of Commerce, followed by its discussion in a workshop to be helped in Beijing in July 2004.
China	2004	Promotion Strategy	Held workshop with government officials from China's Northeast, which discussed the enhancement of FDI environment to attract FDI to the region.
China	2002	Promotion Strategy	Assisted the Government in drafting an Investment Promotion Strategy for Shaanxi Province.
China	2000	Promotion Strategy	Provided guidance in the development of a national foreign investment promotion program.
Fiji	2005	Promotion Strategy	Assisted in the implementation of FIA law reforms for Fiji Trade Investment Board.
Indonesia	1990	Promotion strategy	Reviewed policy and regulatory impediments to foreign investment in the agricultural sector with the intent of increasing such investment.
Mongolia	1999	Promotion strategy	Assisted in the implementation of an investment promotion strategy as a follow-up to a previous project.
Mongolia	1997	Promotion strategy	Drafted a report and organized a Roundtable on the relationship between investment environment and investment promotion.
Pakistan	1994	Promotion strategy	Assisted in the development of a promotion strategy.
Philippines	1991	Promotion strategy	Assisted in the preparation of a new investment promotion strategy.
Sri Lanka	1993	Promotion strategy	Assisted in the development of an investment promotion strategy.
Thailand	1999	Promotion strategy	Arranged a seminar for the government on the impact of WTO rules on FDI promotion.
Thailand	1998	Promotion strategy	Participated in the implementation of a promotion strategy for the Eastern Seaboard.
Thailand	1995	Promotion strategy	Prepared a framework for a promotion strategy for the Eastern Seaboard region.
China	1996	Promotion strategy: Sichuan Province	Drafted a report on the relationship between investment environment and investment promotion in the Sichuan Province, and helped organize a Roundtable in Chengdu on the same subject for the benefit of Provincial authorities.
Indonesia	1989	Sector (Agriculture)	Conducted a review of impediments to foreign direct investment in the agricultural sector.
Philippines	1988	Sector (Agriculture)	Helped the Department of Agriculture and Food determine how policy and institutional changes could stimulate domestic and foreign private investment to help reduce post-harvest losses of grains.
China	1995	Sector: Infrastructure	Reviewed the policy implications of promoting foreign direct investment in the infrastructure sector.
Nepal	1999	Sector: Infrastructure	Examined the legal and institutional framework for FDI in the country's infrastructure.
Philippines	1997	Sector: Infrastructure	Reviewed the policy implications of promoting FDI in the infrastructure sector.
Vietnam	1998	Sector: Infrastructure	Reviewed BOT regulations to better facilitate FDI in the infrastructure sector.
Vietnam	1996	Sector: Infrastructure	Reviewed the country's experience in attracting and implementing FDI into infrastructure projects and evaluated obstacles to increasing such FDI in Vietnam.
China	1996	Sector: Infrastructure BOT ( Implementation)	Assisted in finalizing new regulations governing the BOT approval procedures, bidding documents, and model contracts.
Cambodia	2007	Sector: Tourism	FIAS conducted a tourism sector study at the request of the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia to review the strengths and weaknesses of the country's tourism sector; identify its contribution to growth and job creation; identify the key constraints to the sector’s further development; and provide concrete recommendations to address the problems.
China	2007	Sector: Tourism	FIAS, together with the IFC Facility in China and CSM, conducted a study of Sichuan's tourism sector to identify the sector's market, and policy and regulatory constraints to development.
Nepal	2007	Special economic zones	FIAS, together with IFC-SEDF, supported a detailed review of the Special Economic Zone Act and recommended reforms based on international good practice, including private sector participation in development and operations; removing export obligations; permitting a wider range of activities; removing fiscal incentives; creating a stable and efficient regulatory environment; introducing labor regulation flexibility while upholding labor rights; adopting a clear institutional structure; and enforcing market-based site location and pricing. A short exposure visit to Bangladesh's EPZs was also undertaken for key officials from the Nepal SEZ Project Office.