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Linking Competitiveness Analysis to Investment Policy. DETERMINANTS OF COMPETITIVENESS. APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT. SECTOR/INDUSTRY ANALYSIS. Industry trends Technology Ownership Market trends Price trends Competition policy Links to national/global
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Linking Competitiveness Analysis to Investment Policy DETERMINANTS OF COMPETITIVENESS APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT SECTOR/INDUSTRY ANALYSIS • Industry trends • Technology • Ownership • Market trends • Price trends • Competition policy • Links to national/global • supply chains • Global policy trends • (WTO/AFTA) • Price Factors • Factor costs • Input costs • Finance availability/cost • Transaction costs • Taxes and customs duties • Investment law • Utilities service quality, price • Regulatory barriers • Market structure & • competition policy • Factor market rigidities • (e.g., min. wage) • Product standards • Risk • Productivity Factors • Skills • Innovation • Management • Infrastructure Competitiveness enhancing Private Sector Public Policy
WBG Investment Policy Offerings..… • Policy Development • - Investment guarantees, investment regulation, tax simplification, trade logistics, access to land, access to justice, incentives • Benchmark: Doing Business (DB) • Investment Laws • - Reform of existing code or develop new one. • - Benchmark: Investing Across Borders (IAB) • Institutions • - Advice to develop appropriate framework, incl. IPAs • Facilitation, aftercare, advocacy • Benchmark: Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking (GIPB) • Political Risk • -Advice on host country political risk management strategy • - World Investment and Political Risk (MIGA), IAB (potential new indicator)