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OECD Code for Foreign Direct Investment and Korea's Foreign direct Investment Laws and Regulations
With foreign direct investment having increased since the 1980s, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment has become a main issue for discussion in the Uruguay Round agreement.However, since the WTO was formed in 1995, a multilate..
Yunjong Wang Date 1995.12.26
Foreign Investment, Overseas Direct InvestmentDownloadContentSummaryWith foreign direct investment having increased since the 1980s, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment has become a main issue for discussion in the Uruguay Round agreement.
However, since the WTO was formed in 1995, a multilateral approach to investment is not likely to see progress at the UR level, with many issues still unaddressed in these negotiations.
Although developing nations have achieved substantial liberalization of direct investment, they still have several institutional barriers to FDI that differ greatly from developed countries. Consequently, it will not be until these differences are resolved that discussions on a multilateral agreement on investment will make substantial progress.
Established to promote the sustainable development of member nations in 1961, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development formulated and operated codes to promote the smooth movement of capital for the efficient distribution of resources. The OECD is expected to strengthen and explore multilateral agreements on investment, following the lead of advanced nations. -
Japaneses FDI in the United States: Trends and Implications
Japan's economy has been in recession from the early half of 1990s. This depressed situation of Japanese economy had adverse effects on Japanese overseas direct investment. For example, Japanese overseas direct investment increase..
Kwanho Kim Date 1995.12.18
Overseas Direct InvestmentDownloadContentSummaryJapan's economy has been in recession from the early half of 1990s. This depressed situation of Japanese economy had adverse effects on Japanese overseas direct investment. For example, Japanese overseas direct investment increased rapidly in the last half of 1980s, but it decreased significantly during 1990s.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends of Japanese's FDI in the United States, by providing some suggestions to Korea's future foreign direct investment policy.
This paper is organized as follows: Chapter I will explain the purpose of this paper. Chapter II will give analysis on the trends, problems and strategy of Japanese overseas direct investment by period. Chapter III will analyze the trends of Japanese's FDI in the United States. Chapter IV will look into the modernization of Japanese overseas direct investment in 1990s from various perspectives. Finally, Chapter V will evaluate Japanese's FDI in the United States by presenting Korea's future foreign direct investment policy. -
1996 World Economic outlook and Korea's International Economic Policies
Co-authors Date 1995.12.15
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Issues in Capital Account Liberalization in Asian Developing Countries
This paper discusses problems often faced by a country in the process toward a more open capital account and the policy responses to these problems. In the following sections, we begin to discuss the issues accompanied by a capita..
JaeJung Kwon Date 1995.12.01
Financial LiberalizationDownloadContentContents
1. Introduction
2. Capital Account Liberalization and Capital Flows in Asian Developing Countries
2.1. Liberalization Process
2.2. Trends of Capital Flows
2.3. Other Causes for Increased Capital Movement in Asian Developing Countries
2.4. Internal / External Pressure toward Capital Account Liberalization
3. Issues of Transition
3.1. Speed and Sequencing
3.2. Macroeconomic Issues
3.3. Microeconomic Issues
4. Policy Mix
5. Conclusions
〈Appendix〉 Current Regulations on Capital Account
References
SummaryThis paper discusses problems often faced by a country in the process toward a more open capital account and the policy responses to these problems. In the following sections, we begin to discuss the issues accompanied by a capital account liberalization. The discussion in each section is followed by the actual episodes of capital account liberalization which focus on six Asian developing countries : Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Reviewing the kinds of problems these countries have been facing and the governments' responses to the problems, we will discuss the prospects on the financial opening of developing countries including other Asian developing countries. -
The Promotion of Economic Cooperation between Korea and Eastern
Gye-Pan Kim Date 1995.12.01
Economic Cooperation -
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DownloadContentShort-term Prospects of the World EconomyEconomic Potential of ChinaPrerequisites for the Economic DevelopmentWTO and Korea’s EconomyWTO and International Economic RelationsGlobal Problems Related to Economic GrowthRegionalism in the World EconomyConditions for Korea’s UnificationPolicy Issues for Korea’s UnificationSummary
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Korea in the New World Economic Order : Issues and Solutions for the Future
1995 marks the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Korea's national independence. This years will also bear great historics significance as a unique moment in the world economics order. The World Trade Organization(WTO) was inaugu..
Date 1995.11.28
Economic DevelopmentDownloadContentSummary1995 marks the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Korea's national independence. This years will also bear great historics significance as a unique moment in the world economics order. The World Trade Organization(WTO) was inaugurated on the first day of 1995, signifying the entire world community's firm commitment to a truely open and fair trading system. In the past 50 years, the Korea economy has achieved remarkable economic growth and development which was unprecedented in history. From a very poor and a war-devastated country, Korea has become one of the leading countries in the world economiy. Now, it is ranked 11th and 12th in the world in terms of GDP and trade volume respectively. It is well known that Korea's economic developement was based on an export-oriented industraializion strategy, and has benefited a lot from trade with other trading partners. In this respect, the embarkment of the WTO system will provide the Korean economy with more challenges as well as more opportunities. Under WTO, providing direct subsidies to domestic industries is prohibited, and new areas such as intellectual property right and services are also to be regulated. At the same time, however, the reduction of trade barriers under the WTO system will bring about a sizeable trade expansion effect, from which Korea's economy is expected to benefit. -
Chinese Ninth Five Year Plan and Long-term Development Plans to 2010
Co-authors Date 1995.11.10
Economic Development -