Mohammad T. Asfour FDI in MENA region – prospects, good practices and messages for Turkey Istanbul 8th November 2005

2 Relative Success Stories >General Authority for Investment & Free Zones (GAFI) – Egypt >Dubai Development & Investment Authority (DDIA) - UAE

3 The Challenge.. >Global  Competition & partnership  Comparative benchmarking  Differentiation  Branding and image building >Regional  Collaboration >National  Creating an "Investor-Friendly" environment  Public Policy Advocacy  Channels of communication  Transparency  Effective implementation/enforcement

4 Practice Guidelines >Government Vision, Leadership, Policies >Communicating Vision + Building Consensus >Structures: IPAs backed by Legislation, Mandate >IPA: Business Partner, Service Culture >Strategy based on Competitive Position >Incentives: Impact, Cost/Benefit Evaluation >Effective implementation

5 Practice Guidelines >Human Resources and Skills Development >Infrastructure: Basic and Sectoral >Removing Administrative Barriers >Competitive Marketing >Servicing Investors at All Stages >Rooting and Linking FDI into the Economy

6 Key messages for Turkey >Do not reinvent the wheel >Make use of the failure & success of more than 500 IPAs from all over the world >Customize: Add a local flavour >Bigger isn’t always better >Get the private sector involved >Focus

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