Foreign investment and Southeast Asian economic development: Issues and challenges

In the article, the authors analyze the functioning of special economic zones in the Russian Federation. Currently, based on the established world practice, special economic zones can act as a catalyst for attracting foreign investment and ensuring effective regional socio-economic development. Therefore, according to the authors, the issues of improving the functioning of the SEZ are of particular importance. The analysis of the results of the functioning of special economic zones in the Russian Federation shows that there is a significant potential for their development. Due to the fact that the functioning of special economic zones is inextricably linked with the conduct of foreign economic activity, and the SEZs themselves are a tool for integrating the country into global value chains, the issues of customs regulation of activities on their territory become important, which acts as an effective way for the state to influence foreign economic activity and have significant opportunities in stimulating the development of special economic zones in the Russia. In this regard, the study of the application of customs regulation measures as important factors in the development of special economic zones in the Russian Federation is very relevant. Special attention was paid to the study of the regulatory framework for the application of customs procedures in respect of goods imported into the territory of special economic zones and exported from such territories. According to the results of the study, it was found that there are significant gaps in the current legislative regulation of this range of legal relations. The article formulates specific measures that can contribute to improving the efficiency of the functioning of special economic zones in the Russian Federation.

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The transformation of the global palm oil cluster: dynamics of cluster competition between Africa and Southeast Asia (c.1900–1970)

Journal of Global History ◽

10.1017/s1740022818000207 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 374-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Valeria Giacomin

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Communities Of Practice ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

Business Environment ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Cooperation And Competition ◽

Knowledge And Practice

AbstractThis article explains the rise of palm oil as a global commodity during the twentieth century as the result of cooperation and competition between two different clusters in former colonial territories. The connection between these two locations was mediated by Western companies, colonial officials, scientists, and businessmen. Eventually, the Southeast Asian cluster, organized on estate lines inherited from rubber, outcompeted the old one in Africa, mostly based on the farming of semi-wild trees. The article investigates the activities of scientists and businessmen exchanging information, knowledge, and practice between Africa and Asia for almost a century. It shows that cooperation among communities of practice helped to advance palm oil knowledge, but also created increased rivalry between the two locations. Thanks to the mobility of experts, and to knowledge exchange in colonial and early postcolonial times, multinationals were able to replicate clusters across locations with similar climate, taking advantage of a business environment more conducive to foreign investment.

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Foreign Investment and Export Management and Analysis - Kosovo Case

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486) ◽

10.20525/ijfbs.v9i1.638 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 11-21

Author(s):

Halil Bajrami ◽

Bashkim Bellaqa

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Direct Investment ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Investment Environment ◽

Foreign Investors ◽

Country Level ◽

Management Capacity ◽

The Republic ◽

Made In

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has a special and specific importance for the Republic of Kosovo taking into account the conditions and economic development, which in turn impact the economic development and social improvement of the country. For the state to have a greater absorption of FDI, significant improvement should be made in improving the management capacity in order to create a motivating environment for foreign investment, which is related to the improvement of macro-factors and microfactors at the country level in order to make the environment as attractive as possible for FDI. The purpose of this paper is to present the trend of FDI, the trend of export with a keen eye on Kosovo and to present the correlation of FDI with export. Firstly, at the beginning of this paper, a theoretical review of the literature on definitions of FDI in economic terms and definitions of export is presented. Secondly, the trend and comparison of FDI and exports over the years is presented. Thirdly, FDI trends in Kosovo were analyzed by the country of origin of these investments, etc. Fourthly, in the context of this paper, an analysis in terms of investment management at the country level in order to create an attractive investment environment was made. Fifthly, as part of this paper, empirical analyzes showing the correlations between FDI and Export in the Kosovo case have been made. FDI trends in Kosovo have been decreasing over the years, which must be improved by creating a motivating environment for both domestic and foreign investors.

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Key Determinants of Energy Demand: Case of Morocco

International Journal of Economics and Finance ◽

10.5539/ijef.v11n5p50 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Bikrat Fatiha ◽

Mohamed Karim

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Development ◽

Energy Management ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Direct Investment ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Direct Foreign Investment ◽

Vector Model ◽

Independent Variables ◽

To Come

Energy management is a major issue in economic development that goes hand in hand with sustainable development. The objective of this study is to analyze the determinants of energy demand in Morocco during the period 1990-2016. For years to come, energy demand has tended to grow. As a result, it is important to understand the key determinants of energy demand through the analysis of three independent variables: gross domestic product (GDP), access to electricity and direct foreign investment. The approach adopted is to use an Error Correction Vector Model (VECM). Empirical results show that energy demand in Morocco is linked to real causes, which are GDP, access to electricity and foreign direct investment.

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Formation of investment potential as a factor in the development of Ivano-Frankivsk UTC

Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University ◽

10.15330/jpnu.7.3.78-88 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 78-88

Author(s):

Antonina Tomashevska

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Special Role ◽

Investment Climate ◽

Foreign Economic Policy ◽

Investment Activity ◽

Expert Assessments ◽

Labor Resources ◽

The City

One of the key tasks of the current government is to develop the regions and strengthen their economic potential. One of the most important factors of economic growth is investment. For Ukraine, which is in a crisis pit, the issue of attracting foreign investments is especially important and relevant, as they have a significant impact on the economic development of the country. At the same time, the largest degradation in Ukraine today is investment activity, which is also due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Deterioration of the investment climate, the possibilities of budgets at all levels, the decline in business activity of economic entities have led to a difficult state of the investment sphere. The article analyzes the investment attractiveness of the regions of Ukraine. A special role is focused on the factors (positive and negative) that affect the formation of the investment climate of the regions: positive - geographical location, labor resources; negative - unfavorable climate and corruption. One of the indicators that reflects the stable economic development of certain sectors of the economy, as well as the country's economy as a whole is the investment potential of the regions. The investment and foreign economic policy of Ivano-Frankivsk UТС is analyzed, which is aimed at improving the image at the regional and international levels, promoting a significant increase in domestic and foreign investment in economic development, the implementation of active information and promotional activities. In the city, foreign investment is about 580 million dollars. US dollars, of which almost 80 million dollars. USA - loan capital. During the study, we analyzed the largest enterprises in Ivano-Frankivsk, including foreign investment, LLC “Electrolux Ukraine”, LLC “Tyco Electronics Ukraine Limited”, SE VO “Karpaty” (Delphi project), LLC “Imperial Foods”. The method of expert assessments indicates promising areas of business development of Ivano-Frankivsk UТС. In the course of the research we suggested ways to improve the investment attractiveness of Ivano-Frankivsk UТС.

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