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Attracting foreign direct investment for sustainable development requires clear and well-defined government policies.
To attract foreign direct investment and maximize its contribution to the sustainable development objectives of a country, clear government policies are needed to guide and inform the planning, preparation, negotiation, monitoring, and implementation of an investment.
Such policies include:
The Hub includes tools for policymakers to reference when formulating investment policies and negotiating investment agreements. It also provides an objective evaluation of a country’s legal, regulatory and institutional framework to attract direct investments. It also provides the world’s most comprehensive online database of national investment laws and regulations, as well as several other helpful tools.
The Natural Resource Charter is a set of principles to guide governments and societies’ use of natural resources so these economic opportunities result in maximum and sustained returns for a country’s citizens. The Charter outlines tools and policy options designed to avoid the mismanagement of these natural diminishing riches and work towards ensuring their ongoing benefits.
The Mining Policy Framework (MPF) is a compendium of best practices in mining law and governance. It was developed by governments to provide a framework to guide governments to come up with a mineral regime for sustainable development. It is available in English, French, Spanish, and Russian.
The Legal Framework Assessment provides a summary of key areas of a host country’s existing laws that will need to be reviewed when a government embarks on an infrastructure project, particularly one involving the private sector.
In addition, checklists, model bid documents, examples of legislative provisions relevant to infrastructure PPP projects, and financing mechanisms for PPP projects are provided.
Available in English, French, and Spanish.
AMLA is a free online one-stop resource for Africa’s mining legal framework (mining codes, regulations and related legislation) with interactive features to provide comparative data. The AMLA guiding template is an annotated document that outlines a menu of legislative solutions to assist countries in the preparation or revision of their mining laws.
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