Reform #15: Attract Quality Foreign Investment with Strong Safeguards
Create clear investment rules that attract quality foreign investment while protecting national interests through transparent screening and community benefit requirements.
Nepal loses good investors due to unclear rules and bureaucracy, while lacking safeguards against exploitative investment that doesn't benefit local communities.
- 1Create single, clear investment manual with all rules and timelines
- 2Set up investment screening unit to evaluate projects for national security and community impact
- 3Require community consent and benefit sharing for resource extraction projects
- 4Mandate technology transfer commitments for strategic sector investments
- 5Focus on attracting technology development and value-added manufacturing
37 countries maintain strong foreign investment while protecting critical sectors
Singapore combines open markets with strategic screening for quality investment
Canada's investment review process shows how transparent conditional approval works
Months 1-3: Set up screening unit and publish investment manual
Months 4-6: Create community benefit templates and technology transfer frameworks
Year 1: Full screening system operation with first conditional approvals
50% increase in quality foreign investment within 3 years
100% of strategic investments include technology transfer commitments
75% improvement in investment approval timeline transparency
Zero exploitative resource extraction without community benefits
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