Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/253874 
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Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Columbia FDI Perspectives No. 40
Publisher: 
Columbia University, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (VCC), New York, NY
Abstract: 
The 48 least-developed countries (LDCs), most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and a few in Asia, need foreign direct investment (FDI) to help meet their development targets. The FDI they now receive, although inadequate, is enough to demonstrate that investors see potential in them. It is therefore realistic for LDCs to seek more FDI, but they need to enhance their investment environments to attract it in the much greater quantities required. Donors can help by targeting official development assistance (ODA) on investment in human capital and supporting governance improvements. Meanwhile, LDCs should establish effective investment promotion agencies (IPAs).
Document Type: 
Research Report

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