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Country Reports

These reports result from FIAS advisory projects. The reports are organized by FIAS Fiscal Year, from July 1 through June 30. Unless agreed otherwise at a projects outset all FIAS country reports are made available to the general public. See the regional pages for a listing of all completed FIAS projects.
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Afghanistan

  • Invest in Afghanistan: Opportunities in Carpets & Textiles | Opportunities in Logistics and Transportation | Opportunities in Food and Beverage Processing (2004)

    Albania
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Armenia
  • Assessment of Administrative Procedures for Doing Business in Armenia (2004)
  • Administrative barriers update (2005)

    Bangladesh
  • Pursuing Investment Climate Improvements: From Analysis to Reform - An Administrative Barriers Review (2006)
  • Assessing and Addressing Stakeholder Interests in Private Sector Development Reform (2006)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis Diagnostic Study and Design (2006)
  • Piloting Reform through the Development and Management of Economic Zones (2006)

    Benin
  • Industrial Land Access (2006) - French Version

    Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)
  • Commercial legal framework and administrative barriers to investment (2001) (under "other publications" of Library tab) - Report | Annexes

    Brazil
  • Doing Business in Brazil (2007) - English Version | Portuguese Version
  • Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity: Case of China and Brazil (2005)

    Bulgaria
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Cambodia
  • Duty Suspension Scheme (2006)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (2005):
  • FIAS Project Brief: CSR and Cambodian industry
  • Apparel Sector: Buyer Survey Results | CSR and Potential Implications for Other Industry Sectors
  • Garment Sector: Buyer Survey Results | Aide Memoir
  • Tourism Sector: CSR and the Tourism Sector in Cambodia

    Caribbean Regional
  • Snapshot Caribbean - Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness in Caribbean Countries (2007)
  • Regional investor perception survey (2004)

    China
  • Reforming Collateral Laws and Registries:International Best Practices and the Case of China (2007)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in China’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector (2007) - English Version | Chinese Version
  • Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity: Case of China and Brazil (2005)

    Comoros
  • Review of the draft FDI Law (2006) - French Version

    Costa Rica
  • The Impact of Intel in Costa Rica: Nine Years After the Decision to Invest (2006)

    Croatia
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)
  • Administrative barriers to foreign investment (2002)

    Egypt
  • Pre-Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Model Industrial Estates Program in Alexandria (2007) Volume 1: Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks | Volume 2: Establishing a Marketable Pilot Site in Alexandria

    El Salvador
  • Building a framework for Corporate Social Responsibility as a development tool (2006) - English Version | Spanish Version

    Fiji
  • Improving the system for lodging, processing, storing and providing business registration information in the Fiji Islands (2006)

    Georgia
  • Implementation of administrative barriers study recommendations (2004)

    Ghana
  • Snapshot Africa - Ghana: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Guinea Bissau
  • Assistance to FDI Law preparation (2006) - French Version

    Honduras
  • The climate for foreign direct investment and how it can be improved (2001) - English Version | Spanish Version

    Indonesia
  • Case Study of Textile and Farmed Shrimp Industries Volume 1 (2006)
  • Mini-diagnostic analysis of the Investment Climate (2006)

    Jordan
  • Competitiveness and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Jordanian Apparel Industry (2008)

    Kenya
  • Snapshot Africa - Kenya: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Latvia
  • Self-Assessment report on administrative barriers to doing business (2003)
  • Administrative barriers to investment (1999)

    Lesotho
  • Sector Study of the Effective Tax Burden (2007)
  • Snapshot Africa - Lesotho: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)
  • Competitiveness and Corporate Social Responsibility in Lesotho's Apparel Industry (2006)
  • Competitiveness of Regional and Vertical Integration of Lesotho’s Garment Industry (2006)
  • Market Diversification of the Lesotho Garment Industry (2006)

    Liberia
  • Mini-diagnostic analysis of the Investment Climate (2006)

    Macedonia
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)
  • Administrative procedures for doing business (2003)

    Madagascar
  • Snapshot Africa - Madagascar: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Mali
  • Snapshot Africa - Mali: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Mauritius
  • Business startup, work permits and incentive regime reform (2006)

    Mexico
  • Doing Business in Mexico (2006) - English Version | Spanish Version
    Moldova
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Montenegro
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Mozambique
  • Study on the Impact of Taxes, Customs, Licenses and other Fees on the Investment Climate (2006) - English Version | Portuguese Version
  • Snapshot Africa - Mozambique: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)
  • The Tourism Sector in Mozambique: A Value Chain Analysis (2006) - Volume I | Volume II

    Nepal
  • Creating a Competitive SEZ Regime (2008)
  • Feasibility Study on Establishment of Secured Transactions Registry (2008)
  • Mini-Diagnostic of the Investment Climate (2007)

    Netherlands
  • Review of the Dutch Administrative Burden Reduction Programme (2007)

    Pacific Regional
  • Review of the impact of investment screening and approvals (2004)
  • Assessment of Pacific Island countries' national investment policy statements (2004)
  • Linkages and flow-on impacts of FDI in Pacific Island economies (2004) - Report | Case Studies
  • Forum secretariat - Investment Promotion Training for IPAs in the Pacific: Data collection & analysis training manual (2003)

    Pakistan
  • Improving the Performance of the Housing, Tourism and Retail Sectors (2006)
  • Value Chain Analysis (2006)

    Poland
  • Administrative barriers to investment (2005)

    Romania
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Russian Federation
  • Survey of Land and Real Estate Transactions in the Russian Federation (2006) - Cross-Regional Report | Annex 1 | Annex 2 | Annex 3
  • Strengthening Russia’s Engagement with Market-based Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Conclusions and Recommendations from Experience in Forestry and Lessons for other Sectors (2005)
  • Review of land and real estate cases prepared for the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (2005)
  • Final report on business access to land prepared for the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian federation (2005)
  • Administrative barriers to investment within subjects of the Russian Federation: Tomsk, Perm, and Kaliningrad Oblasts (2004)
  • Administrative barriers to investment within subjects of the Russian Federation (2001) - English Version - Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Appendix

    Rwanda
  • Sector Study of the Effective Tax Burden (2006)
  • Mini-Diagnostic of the investment climate (2005)

    Senegal
  • Snapshot Africa - Senegal: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Serbia
  • Attracting Investment to South East Europe: Survey of FDI Trends and Investor Perceptions (2007)

    Sierra Leone
  • Competitiveness and Corporate Social Responsibility in Sierra Leone: Industry Solutions for Tourism and Mining (2006)
  • Administrative barriers (2005) - Phase 1 | Phase 2
  • Diagnostic study of the Investment Climate and the Investment Code (2004)

    Slovak Republic
  • Legal, Regulatory, and Tax improvements for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (2000) - Report | Annexes

    Solomon Islands
  • Review of investment incentives (2006)

    South Africa
  • Informal SMME Tax Compliance Survey Report (2008)
  • Formal SMME Tax Compliance Survey Report (2008)
  • Tax Compliance Costs for Small Businesses - Provincial Analysis (2008) - Report | Annexes
  • Tax Compliance Burden for Small Businesses: A Survey of Tax Practitioners (2007)
  • Sector Study of the Effective Tax Burden (2006)

    Sudan
  • Review of administrative barriers to investment (2006)

    Tanzania
  • Attracting Investment in Tourism: Tanzania's Investor Outreach Program (2006)
  • Sector Study of the Effective Tax Burden (2006)
  • Snapshot Africa - Tanzania: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Tonga
  • Regulatory reform for private sector development and job creation (2006)

    Uganda
  • Snapshot Africa - Uganda: Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness (2006)

    Vanuatu
  • National investment policy statement (2005)

    Vietnam
  • Increasing Access to Credit Through Collateral (Secured Transactions) Reform (2007) - English Version | Vietnamese Version

    Zambia
  • Review of the legal framework (2005)
  • Sectoral study of the effective tax burden (2005)
  • Administrative Barriers to Investment (2004)