first quarter of 2018. Consumption continues to drive growth, while net exports, which led the growth acceleration in 2017 …, were not a source of growth in Q1 2018. From the production perspective, 'new economy' sectors are becoming a more … prominent source of growth. Despite their small GDP share, software and IT services are rising at double-digit rates and …

A new report from the World Bank Group focuses on the trends in foreign direct investment (FDI), which encompasses … foreign investment in new or existing firms and production facilities. FDI is a subset of overall capital flows, but it is …

and global integration for inclusive, export-led growth. Based on this, the current report provides analytical input on …

Myanmar's macroeconomic environment remains stable, though economic growth is estimated to have slowed to 5.9 percent … in 2016-17 compared to 7 percent in 2015-16, weighed down by slower investment demand. Growth is projected to recover to … growth. Accelerating much needed investments in the economy will also require progress on structural reforms in, among other …

) Macedonia have been actively working to transform the country's economy and put it on a higher, technology-based, growth … (FDI) should find it useful. So will readers that are interested in industry specific strategies that go beyond first …

The average annual FDI inflow in Bangladesh is significantly lower than comparable economies.Over the past decade (2007 …, the sectoral distribution of FDI was concentrated in businesses like telecom (24 percent), power and energy (20 percent …), and banking and trading (11 percent). Inflows are primarily from the UK, USA, Norway, Singapore and South Korea which …

This note identifies some of the main determinants of foreign direct investments (FDI) to Indonesia, focusing in … provisions in Indonesia's Negative Investment List (DNI) on planned FDI inflows. It also assesses the impact of Bilateral … Investment Treaties (BITs) and specific trade policy actions on FDI inflows to Indonesia. The results suggest that restrictions …