Enhancing investment flows in APEC - Introductory Presentation
Enhancing investment flows in APEC - Introductory Presentation
Enhancing investment flows in APEC - Introductory Presentation
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Drivers of poverty reduction andsusta<strong>in</strong>able development• Growth leads to poverty reduction• Only two ways <strong>in</strong>come per person can grow– Productivity (the amount of output per unit of <strong>in</strong>put)– Investment (more capital per person)• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) offers both• But there are significant barriers to FDI amonglow <strong>in</strong>come <strong>APEC</strong> economies– Border barriers– Beh<strong>in</strong>d-the-border (BTB) barriers