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The report reviews greenfield announcements and sectoral composition, including how COVID-19 disrupted global FDI and affected Kosovo’s investment pipeline. It assesses competitiveness determinants across economic, policy, institutional, macroeconomic, and microeconomic dimensions, then proposes a reform agenda centered on a new FDI strategy, empowered investor services, and an effective investor grievance mechanism. ","Public Disc losure Authorized  \nWORLD BANK GROUP  \nBoosting Foreign Direct Investment  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disc losure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nNovember 2021  \nKosovo Country  \nEconomic Memorandum  \nKosovo Country Economic Memorandum  \nBoosting Foreign Direct Investment  \nTable of Contents  \nAcknowledgments 5  \nAbbreviations 6  \nExecutive Summary 7  \nForeign Direct Investment in Kosovo: Trends and Challenges 9  \nEvolution of FDI Inflows 10  \nGreenfield Investment Announcements 11  \nComposition of FDI Inflows 12  \nFDI Inflows by Sector 13  \nFDI Inflows by Investor Motivation 14  \nFDI Inflows by Source Country 15  \nEffect of COVID-19 on FDI 16  \nDeterminants of Competitiveness 19  \nEconomic Factors 21  \nMarket Size and Growth 21  \nIndustry Structure 21  \nInfrastructure 22  \nHuman Capital 22  \nPolicy and Institutional Factors 22  \nMacroeconomic Factors and Political Risk 22  \nMicroeconomic Factors 23  \nThe Investment Reform Agenda 27  \nArea 1: Sharpening the Focus of FDI Attraction and Retention Efforts through a New FDI Strategy 28  \nArea 2: Enhancing Investor Services by Empowering KIESA  \n30  \nArea 3: Increasing Investor Confidence by Reestablishing an  \nEffective Investor Grievance Mechanism 33  \nThe Reform Action Plan 36  \nAnnex 39  \nAnnex A. Improving Investment Incentives 40  \nAnnex B. FDI Sector Scan 42  \nAnnex C. Good Practice in the Design and Implementation  \nof an Investor Grievance Mechanism 43  \nAnnex D. Kosovo’s Performance on the Western Balkans  \n2018 Regional Investor Survey 44  \nAnnex E. 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