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Figure 41 - Foreign Direct Investment – Net Inflows (current $ millions)
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Figure 42 - Manufacturing Value Added (annual % growth)
Source: World Bank (2017) World Bank Open Data. Available from:
5.7.6 Success Factors and Challenges
Success Factors
 Well-coordinated government agencies, particularly the investment promotion
agencies and government departments have facilitated investment in a deliberate and
strong way. The EIC in particular took a methodical approach to understanding
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