Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment : Reducing Red Tape in Africa

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dc.creatorEmery, James J.
dc.creatorSpence, Melvin T., Jr.
dc.creatorWells, Louis T., Jr.
dc.creatorBuehrer, Timothy S.
dc.date2013-08-19T21:47:10Z
dc.date2013-08-19T21:47:10Z
dc.date2000
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:29:13Z
dc.descriptionThe book consists of two papers which provide an overview of administrative barriers in Africa, and a very in-depth look at how one country, Mozambique, used a very large foreign investment as a mechanism to begin to tear them down. The first paper is based on a series of country-specific studies on administrative barriers done by Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and the United States Agency for International Development. These studies covered Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Each country study relied on review of primary materials, laws, and regulations. The second paper is a detailed look at how the administrative barriers that existed in Mozambique threatened to derail the huge Mozal aluminum smelter that was proposed by South African investors. Not only were the barriers overcome for this special project but also the Government used the knowledge gained in the process to reduce barriers for all investors and establish institutions that could facilitate other investments. The message in both papers is that administrative barriers constitute a significant impediment to foreign direct investment in Africa. Many of the administrative procedures required of investors have no real justification. Removal of unnecessary barriers and streamlining other administrative procedures require detailed efforts by governments involving the exercise of significant political leadership.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/436941/administrative-barriers-foreign-investment-reducing-red-tape-africa
dc.identifier0-8213-4629-6
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15192
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-4629-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418518
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: International Finance Corporation and the World Bank
dc.relationFIAS Occasional Paper;No. 14
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL
dc.subjectECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BARRIERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subjectLICENCING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectBILATERAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectBILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLIGHT
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPOUNDING
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDONOR AGENCIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectEXPORT TAXES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REGIMES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIBERALIZING TRADE
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMONEY SUPPLY
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOSTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ISSUES
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTATEMENTS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADERS
dc.subjectVALUE-ADDED TAXES
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.titleAdministrative Barriers to Foreign Investment : Reducing Red Tape in Africa

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