Administrative barriers to foreign investment : : reducing red tape in Africa / / by James J. Emery ... [and others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778835803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2000
• ISBN: 1-280-01451-2; 9786610014514; 0-585-34355-1
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Collana: Occasional paper / Foreign Investment Advisory Service; ; 14
• Altri autori (Persone): EmeryJames J
• Disciplina: 332.67/3/096
• Soggetti: Investments - Africa; Investments, Foreign - Law and legislation - Africa; Bureaucracy - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT IN AFRICA; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Methodology; Conclusion: The Red Tape Analysis; 1. Introduction; Liberalization and Reform; The Lack of Investor Response; Administrative Barriers to Investment; The Analytical Approach; Antecedents; Administrative Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2. General Approvals, Licenses, and Registrations; Company Registration; Foreign Investment Registration; Access to Investment Incentives; Business Licenses; Expatriate Work and Residence Permits; Tax Registration and AdministrationOther Licenses and Registrations; Conclusion; 3. Specialized Approvals; Industry; Fisheries; Forestry; Tourism; Conclusion; 4. Requirements to Gain Access to Land, Site Development, and Utility Connections; Access to Land; Construction Permits; Utilities; Postal Services; Conclusion; 5. Operational Requirements; Import/Export Procedures; Foreign Exchange; Labor and Social Security; Conclusion; 6. Conclusions; Origins of Excessive Red Tape; Recommendations; Conclusion; Notes; References; CUTTING RED TAPE: LESSONS FROM A CASE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN ; MOZAMBIQUEAcknowledgment; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Initial Steps; A Mega-Opportunity; 2. The Proposed Aluminum Smelter; The Project; Stumbling Blocks; 3. Moving toward Agreement; Creating a Structure; Concluding the Heads of Agreement; Negotiating the Subsidiary Agreements; Conduct of Meetings; 4. Completing the Negotiations; Concluding the Investment Project Authorization (IPA); Completing the Subsidiary Agreements; Preparing for Implementation; Lessons Learned; 5. Implementing the Agreement: A Serious Attack on Red TapeBuilding a Continuing Structure; The Government Task Group; The IPA Steering Committee; The Tasks Groups; The IPA Implementation Coordination Meeting at CPI; Local Government; Linkage Program; The Structure in Action; 6. What Was Accomplished?; The Impact on Mozal; The Impact on Future Investors; Benefits for Both Mega-Projects and Smaller Projects; 7. Reproducing the Case-based Approach; What Are the Essential Characteristics?; Improving the Model; A Program for Reducing Red Tape; Appendixes; 1. Mozambique: the Country; 2. The Aluminum Smelting Process3. Red-tape Study; Notes