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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Daniela Gomez Altamirano, Gerlin Catangui, Laura Dachner, Wim Douw, Persephone Economou, Amr El Afifi, Francis Gagnon, Ulla Heher, Armando Heilbron, Sebastian James, Priyanka Kher, Kathy Khuu, Barbara Kotschwar, Jana Krajcovicova, Hania Kronfol, Veselin Kuntchev, Wim Naude, Ivan Nimac, Ngan Thuy Nguyen, Nadia Piffaretti, Yassin Sabha, Patricia Steele, Trang Tran, and Robert Whyte. David M. Cheney was the principal editor of the report. Andrea Silva, Amanda L. Tan, and Edward Atkinson provided editorial assistance. Production and logistics support was provided by Aziz Gökdemir and Jewel McFadden. The communications efforts were led by John Diamond and included Egidio Germanetti, Amelia Kelly, Kristina Nwazota, and Madelynne Wager.
The Global Investment Competitiveness Survey analyzed in chapter 1 was undertaken on behalf of the World Bank Group by Kantar Public, a global survey firm. We are particularly grateful for the contributions of the following Kantar Public colleagues: Jamie Burnett, Lavinia Deaconu, Christopher Hanley, and Marco Pelucchi. The team acknowledges the many formal and informal contributions of individuals, groups, and organizations that provided meaningful comments and inputs to enable the successful publication of this report. Keeping in mind these contributions, the team apologizes if it has inadvertently omitted formally acknowledging any such valuable contributions.