Role of Institutions, Investment Policies, and Macroeconomic Conditions on Attracting Foreign Investments

This policy brief aims to (1) identify some key issues, strategies, and trends on domestic and foreign investment mobilization; (2) investigate the role of institutions, macroeconomic conditions, and trade policies in attracting investments; and (3) outline pathways forward for the Philippines to attract investments.

The UP CIDS Policy Brief Series features short reports, analyses, and commentaries on issues of national significance and aims to provide research-based inputs for public policy. The views and opinions expressed in this policy brief are those of the author/s and neither reflect nor represent those of the University of the Philippines or the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. UP CIDS policy briefs are not for quotation or reprinting without permission from the author/s and the Center.

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