OECD investment policy reviews : Slovenia : Finance and investment / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body.

Series:

OECD investment policy reviews.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Slovenia.

Investments, Foreign.

Commercial policy.

Slovenia--Commercial policy.

Slovenia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD Publishing, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

OECD's review of investment policy in Slovenia for 2002. It finds that as the most advanced former Yugoslav Republic, Slovenia has managed since 1991 one of the most successful transitions to nationhood and to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe. Slovenian GDP per capita has already reached 70 per cent of the EU average. In recent years, Slovenian annual real GDP growth rates have been in the 4-5 per cent range. Slovenia has a developed manufacturing sector, good infrastructure and a skilled labour force. Consensus-orientated economic reforms have fostered a favourable investment climate. However, FDI inflows have been relatively modest (USD 180 million in 2000) due principally to the specific modalities of mass privatisation, the postponement of privatisation of financial and public utilities sectors and restrictions on foreign capital movements. But this has already begun to change. The 1999 Foreign Exchange Law has freed most capital and foreign direct investment operations transactions and practically all remaining entry restrictions will be lifted upon Slovenia's accession to the EU. The envisaged privatisation is expected to at least triple FDI inflows within the next three years, boosting FDI to around 3 per cent of GDP. Administrative barriers are being tackled with determination, in consultation with the business community. In addition, FDI outflows have started to play an increasingly important role in Slovenia's internationalisation strategy, notably in regard to the development of South-East Europe. In December 2001, Slovenia became eligible for adherence to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This will help to consolidate Slovenia's achievements thus far and contribute to its expanding economic relations with OECD Members, as well as other adherents to the Declaration. This review is part of the OECD's ongoing co-operation with non-Member economies around the world.

Contents:

Foreword; Table of Contents; Also Available or Forthcoming in this Series; Overview; Chapter 1. Foreign Direct Investment - Trends and Prospects; Chapter 2. The Economic Impact of Foreign Direct Investment; Chapter 3. The Role of FDI in the Final Stages of Transition; Chapter 4. The Legal and Regulatory Framework for FDI General Measures; Chapter 5. The Legal and Regulatory Framework for FDI: Sectoral Measures; Chapter 6. Privatisation; Chapter 7. Investment Incentives and Promotion; Annex 1. Summary of the Main Provisions of the OECD Declaration on International Investment ...

Annex 2. Slovenia's Position under the OECD Declaration of International Investment...Annex 3. Methodology of FDI Data Compilation in Slovenia; Annex 4. Foreign Direct Investment Statistics in Adherent Countries to the OECD Declaration...; Notes; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-280-08232-1

1-280-03494-7

9786610082322

92-64-19616-1

OCLC:

647675937