Investment Reform Index

24/03/2010 - The 2010 edition of the Investment Reform Index will be published on 7 April 2010. It provides a qualitative assessment of policies and institutions that critically affect the environment for direct investment in 10 economies in South East Europe.

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Overview

First published in 2006, the 2010 edition of the Investment Reform Index (IRI) will be released on 7 April 2010. The IRI is a qualitative assessment of policies and institutions that critically affect the environment for direct investment. Covering ten economies - Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia – the study examines:

investment policy and promotion
human capital development
trade policy and facilitation
access to finance
regulatory reform and parliamentary processes
tax policy analysis
infrastructure for investment and SME policy

Based on inputs from governments, independent experts and the private sector in every economy, and using over 100 indicators, the IRI assesses investment-related policy settings and reform against international best practice.

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