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The Impact of COVID-19 on Foreign Investors : Evidence from the Quarterly Global MNE Pulse Survey for the Fourth Quarter of 2020

Saurav, Abhishek; Kusek, Peter; Kuo, Ryan; Viney, Brody (2021-03)

A fourth round of the quarterly pulse survey, reflecting the last quarter of 2020, was administered in February 2021. This round of the survey included new questions reflecting on 2020, and the impacts of the crisis on technology adoption and environmental sustainability trends. The report’s findings will help provide policy makers and businesses with an updated picture of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on MNEs and the global outlook for foreign investment. The report’s findings will help provide policy makers and businesses with an updated picture of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on MNEs and the global outlook for foreign investment.

A fourth round of the quarterly pulse survey, reflecting the last quarter of 2020, was administered in February 2021. This round of the survey included new questions reflecting on 2020, and the impacts of the crisis on technology adoption and environmental sustainability trends. The report’s findings will help provide policy makers and businesses with an updated picture of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on MNEs and the global outlook for ...

A fourth round of the quarterly pulse survey, reflecting the last quarter of 2020, was administered in February 2021. This round of the survey included new questions reflecting on 2020, and the impacts of the crisis on technology adoption and environmental sustainability trends. The report’s findings will help provide policy makers ...
Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Low-Carbon Transition in South Africa : Assessing Investment Climate for Climate Investments

World Bank (2019-06)

Just energy transition is key to South Africa’s inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to improving the overall investment climate. Climate change poses considerable systematic risks, thus needs to be urgently integrated into macroeconomic policy and planning. Harness transition opportunity invest in resilient infrastructure and create market for low-carbon technologies to boost growth and strengthen the macro investment climate. Implement carbon tax effectively and raise policy ambition, supported by a fiscal framework conducive for climate investments, as well as invest tax revenues to support just transition. The current energy crisis presents an opportunity for sector reform, regulatory ...

Just energy transition is key to South Africa’s inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to improving the overall investment climate. Climate change poses considerable systematic risks, thus needs to be urgently integrated into macroeconomic policy ...

Just energy transition is key to South Africa’s inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to improving the overall investment climate. ...
National-Subnational Coordination for Investment Attraction : The Case of Spain

Fernandez, María Jesus; Blanco, Adrian; Aranda Larrey, Yago (2021)

This paper is part of the broader World Bank Group (WBG) research initiative on Investment Climate matters, managed by the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) Global Practice of the WBG. Its objective is to create a knowledge base in the investment policy and promotion arena to help governments address questions on effective policies, by understanding what has worked elsewhere and what has not, and on how to organize for delivery in different contexts. This paper has three objectives: First, to understand better the rationale behind having national and subnational IPAs. Second, to shed light on how national and subnational IPAs can cooperate to attract FDI. And third, to take a closer look at specific mechanisms that can generate significant synergies, benefits and opportunities for the host economies. In all cases this note draws on the example of the collaboration between the ...

This paper is part of the broader World Bank Group (WBG) research initiative on Investment Climate matters, managed by the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) Global Practice of the WBG. Its objective is to create a knowledge base in the investment policy and promotion arena to help governments address questions on effective policies, by understanding what has worked elsewhere and what has not, and on how to organize for delivery in ...

This paper is part of the broader World Bank Group (WBG) research initiative on Investment Climate matters, managed by the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) Global Practice of the WBG. Its objective is to create a knowledge base in the investment policy and promotion arena to help governments address questions on effective ...

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