Session IV. Enhancing Investment Attractiveness In GMS* Countries: Private Sector Point Of View
Mr. Chairman, fellow panelists, participants, ladies and gentlemen:
Few of you in this audience are new to the GMS. But all of you have faith in its future, otherwise you would not be here. What then can I advise you that you do not already know? What value added can I leave with you? While asking myself these and similar questions, the idea came to me as to how to prepare my presentation for today.
As a lawyer, I have learned that before I can advise clients, I have to ask a lot of questions, really a lot of questions; and do a lot of listening, really a lot of listening. Since I am being asked today as a private sector observer for my advice on enhancing investment attractiveness in the GMS countries, then true to my profession, I must first pose a cornucopia of questions. What follows are examples of the many more questions prospective investors often ask me and to most of which
