Creating an institutional environment conducive to increased foreign investment and sustainable development

Date
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Event
Session Type
Conference
22 April 2008
17:00 - 20:00 Africa/Accra
Africa/Accra

It is imperative to maximize the gains from FDI. From increasing domestic productive capacity to reaping the full range of spillovers, the right policy mix is essential if the most is to be gained from FDI. Among the greatest challenges facing policy-makers is the creation of an institutional environment. 

Speaker(s)

Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and former Prime Minister of Poland
Deputy Secretary General of the OECD
Minister for Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia
Vice-Minister of Tourism and Trade, Spain
Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Vice-Minister of Commerce, People's Republic of China

Moderator(s)

Former President of Tanzania and Co-Chair of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa