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Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-11T19:43:22Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-11T19:43:22Z
dc.date.issued 2007-02
dc.description.abstract The survey on Lao private sector and investment climate covered 303 firms in six sectors and seven provinces (Vientiane City, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luangnamtha, Xayaboury, Savannakhet, and Champassack). The survey included 246 firms in manufacturing covering wood processing, construction materials, garments, textiles/handicraft, and food and beverage sectors and 57 firms in tourism covering hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies. With the exception of the garment and wood processing sectors, which traditionally have larger firms and more foreign investment, most firms in the sample were domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The survey provided three types of information useful for the Investment Climate Assessment: perceptions of firms operating in Lao PDR regarding the relative importance of investment climate constraints to their businesses; quantitative data on firms' performance and productivity; and comparator country information from their ICAs, for benchmarking Lao PDR's investment climate against regional standards. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7926024/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7707
dc.language English
dc.publisher Washington, DC
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 ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject ADB
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject BANKS
dc.subject BENCHMARKING
dc.subject BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject COMPANY
dc.subject COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject CORPORATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subject EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject EXPANSION
dc.subject EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FIRMS
dc.subject FIXED COSTS
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject FREE TRADE
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subject GOOD INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject GOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subject GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
dc.subject INVESTMENT NEEDS
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subject MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject MONEY LENDERS
dc.subject MONOPOLY
dc.subject NOMINAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject PACIFIC REGION
dc.subject PRICE CONTROLS
dc.subject PRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS
dc.subject PRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject REAL GDP
dc.subject REAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
dc.subject REGULATORY BURDEN
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject REGULATORY POLICY
dc.subject RETAINED EARNINGS
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROAD CONDITIONS
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject SMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject SMALL FIRMS
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject TAX REVENUES
dc.subject TAXATION
dc.subject TELEPHONE SERVICES
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
dc.subject VALUE ADDED
dc.subject WATER CONNECTION
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject WTO
dc.title Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2007-07-17
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7926024/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000090341_20070718084740
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 7926024
okr.identifier.report 39237
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/07/18/000090341_20070718084740/Rendered/PDF/392370LA.pdf en
okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Lao People's Democratic Republic
okr.sector Transportation
okr.sector Public administration
okr.sector Industry and trade
okr.sector Finance
okr.topic Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Investment and Investment Climate
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Transport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topic Transport
okr.unit PREM Sector Department (EASPR)
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