Despite progress on corruption, investors complain of confusing regulations and labor laws that make it difficult to dismiss employees.
But he warned that international investors were watching closely to see whether Russia made progress on corruption and rule of law.
In January, Eulex's outgoing deputy head of mission, Andy Sparkes, admitted that political pressure was hindering progress on corruption cases.
Others said the scene at the passport office underscored a lack of progress on fighting corruption, much of it related to land disputes, a cornerstone of both Ghani's and Abdullah's election campaigns.
On the central issue of corruption, "progress remains uneven and incremental;" "significant challenges remain" with the Afghan National Army; and "progress is slow" both in terms of providing security and advancing the rule of law.
Mr Montalvo resigned from a government ethics committee in 2005 in protest at lack of progress in fighting corruption.
The government has made much progress in one hotbed of corruption, public procurement, by closing loopholes and making it more transparent.
The most recent figures from 2006 provide an interesting perspective on how Indians see progress in the area of corruption.
"It's the result of various milestones meeting popular demand: her advancing of human rights, the recovery of Aerolineas Argentinas and YPF… the nationalization of the pension funds," he notes, also listing new per-child government payments to families, the passing of gay marriage and progress against corruption.
Unfortunately for Jonathon, one of the most viable strategies for subduing the BH threat is to make concessions to northern political elites, but doing so runs the risk of jeopardizing long overdue progress against corruption and how the country's oil wealth is managed, which themselves are key to improving the governance and thus the stability of the country.
"Kibaki has made no progress".But corruption is not just the habit of top people.
