... Financial incentives include grants; subsidised loans and loan guarantees; publicly funded venture capital participating in investment involving high commercial risks; and government insurance ... depreciation and exchange rate stability), financial health (i.e., budget deficit and level of external debt) and infrastructure availability (i.e., transport and communication and electricity ... With the decline in the barriers to trade and increase in the importance of networks, foreign investors have found barriers to entry and less competitive environments less appealing. In more recent...