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clear appreciation by the foreign investors of the
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agencies in proactively tackling the security, law and
order challenges which had serious repercussions on
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FDI,” he added. Encouraged by the significant
improvement to date, the authorities are urged to
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security, law and order to bring it at par with the
international standards in order to help boost inflow of
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