Best practices in investment promotion

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This paper provides an overview of good practices in investment promotion in Member States of the European Union (EU) and related lessons learned. It focuses on two specific areas of investment promotion: State aid for regional development under EU law and special economic zone frameworks.

Following an introductory section, the second section explains the concept of State aid and compatibility of regional aid with the internal market, and identifies good practices and common mistakes to be avoided by EU Member States.

The third section provides an overview of special economic zone policies, including their location, governance, services and legal framework, it identifies success factors and describes the complementary policies and framework conditions to maximise their spillover effects on local economic development.

The annex provides an overview of the calculation of the gross grant equivalent of State aid.