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Breaking Business as Usual: Fostering Competitiveness and a Dynamic Environment for Private Sector Growth

dc.contributor.author Schneider, Charles
dc.contributor.author Rahardja, Sjamsu
dc.date.accessioned 2016-03-01T19:39:55Z
dc.date.available 2016-03-01T19:39:55Z
dc.date.issued 2016-01
dc.description.abstract Market-based reforms and the opening up of trade and investment initiated over the past four years have had a positive impact on growth in Myanmar. These have enhanced private sector participation and increased the role of exports in the economy. Reforms have included streamlined business entry procedures, reduced export and import licensing requirements, and enhanced public-private partnerships and dialogue. Promoting private sector competitiveness and inclusion in Myanmar have enormous potential to drive job creation, economic diversification, and structural transformation. This would involve improving the investment climate with an emphasis on transparency and predictability; reducing trade costs and strengthening connectivity for economic integration; enhancing public-private partnerships; and strengthening institutional capacity to drive the reform process. The ongoing peace process calls for careful sequencing of reforms, starting with reducing the costs of doing business and engaging in trade; consulting with local communities; and supporting vulnerable groups adversely affected by economic changes. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929483/breaking-business-usual-fostering-competitiveness-dynamic-environment-private-sector-growth
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23783
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Yangon
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject TARIFFS
dc.subject SINGLE SHARE
dc.subject FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject RENEWABLE RESOURCES
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INTEREST
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject EXCHANGE
dc.subject TIMBER
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject JOINT VENTURE
dc.subject REVENUES
dc.subject BANKRUPTCY LAW
dc.subject INCENTIVES
dc.subject MINORITY INVESTORS
dc.subject INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subject FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subject WARRANTS
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject ECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subject COMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subject EQUITY CAPITAL
dc.subject MARKET ENTRY
dc.subject ARBITRATION
dc.subject EXPLOITATION
dc.subject FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject LABOR COSTS
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject FOREIGN COMPANY
dc.subject CONTRACTS
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject TRADING
dc.subject OPTIONS
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject REGULATORY SYSTEM
dc.subject MARKETS
dc.subject CONNECTIVITY
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subject ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject FINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subject CONFIDENCE OF INVESTORS
dc.subject FINANCE
dc.subject LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject TAXES
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject RESOURCES
dc.subject EQUITY
dc.subject INVESTORS
dc.subject GOOD
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject INVESTOR INTEREST
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject BARRIERS
dc.subject TRADE FINANCE
dc.subject TURNOVER
dc.subject FUTURE
dc.subject STATE ENTERPRISE
dc.subject REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL RAISING
dc.subject CREDIT
dc.subject QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject CONTRACT
dc.subject GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
dc.subject PROPERTY
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject RAPID EXPANSION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject MARKET
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject EQUITY INVESTMENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subject URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SECURITIES
dc.subject REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject GOVERNANCE
dc.subject EXPOSURE
dc.subject ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subject TRADE
dc.subject ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject INTERESTS
dc.subject GOODS
dc.subject INVESTOR
dc.subject INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
dc.subject LAND
dc.subject LOCAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATES
dc.subject INVESTMENT
dc.subject SHARE
dc.subject COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subject POVERTY
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject ARBITRATION LAW
dc.subject ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject FOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subject INVESTMENTS
dc.subject RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WORLD TRADE
dc.subject COMMUNICATION
dc.subject AUDIT
dc.subject EXCHANGE CONTROLS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
dc.subject COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject FOREIGN EQUITY
dc.subject DOMESTIC INVESTORS
dc.subject COMPETITION
dc.subject CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject INVESTING
dc.title Breaking Business as Usual en
dc.title.subtitle Fostering Competitiveness and a Dynamic Environment for Private Sector Growth en
dc.type Report en
dc.type Rapport fr
dc.type Informe es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2016-02-16
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929483/breaking-business-usual-fostering-competitiveness-dynamic-environment-private-sector-growth
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/23783
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b084187755_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 25929483
okr.identifier.report 103335
okr.imported true
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2016/02/16/090224b084187755/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Breaking0busin0rivate0sector0growth.pdf en
okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Myanmar
okr.sector Industry and trade
okr.theme Economic management
okr.theme Public sector governance
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Growth
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Export Competitiveness
okr.unit GMF- East Asia (GMF02)
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