World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-04-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3141The objectives of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) are to: (i) provide an up-to-date, fact-based analysis of the business environment for policy-makers in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), the private sector, civil society, and development partners; and (ii) outline priorities for improving the business environment and suggest policy options. The body of this report is comprised of three chapters. Chapter one gives a picture of the private sector in Cambodia in early 2008, including its structure, main features, and overall performance across key sectors and nationwide. The sectors featured are: garments, food packaging, telecoms, and finance. Chapter two reviews the business environment, starting with existing firms' perceptions of the business environment, and then goes into more depth on each dimension. The chapter concludes by discussing which of these challenges are truly binding constraints on growth. Chapter three, after taking stock of on-going reform efforts, concludes with some key directions for reform and a few concrete policy options for the short and medium term.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS CONTROLACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEACCOUNTINGACTION PLANAGRICULTUREAUTOMATIONAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITYBANK LOANBANKSBENCHMARKBENCHMARKINGBIASESBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS OPERATIONBUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS RISKSBUSINESS SECTORBUSINESS WOMENBUSINESSESBUYERSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL STOCKCERTAIN EXTENTCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTSCOMMERCECOMPANY FINANCINGCOMPETITIVENESSCONFIDENTIALITYCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMERSCORRUPTIONCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCUSTOMSDAYS OF INVENTORYDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDIVERSIFICATIONDOUBLE DIVIDENDDRIVERSE-GOVERNMENTE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVESE-MAILECONOMETRIC ANALYSISECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIES OF SCALEEDUCATION LEVELSEDUCATION SYSTEMELECTRICITYEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPLOYMENTENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTEQUALITYEXPORT FINANCINGEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORTSFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL COSTSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMSFIXED COSTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTSGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSGOVERNMENT REVENUEGOVERNMENT SERVICESGROWTH POTENTIALHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTIMPORT DUTYINCOMEINDUSTRIAL RELATIONSINDUSTRIAL STRUCTUREINEFFICIENCYINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMATION ABOUT PROCESSESINFORMATION ON MARKETSINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINNOVATIONINSPECTIONSINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEITCJOB CREATIONLABOR DISPUTESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR POLICIESLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR STANDARDSLACK OF ACCESSLACK OF FINANCELACK OF INFORMATIONLIMITED ACCESSLOANLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITYMARKET FAILURESMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMICROECONOMIC ANALYSISMINIMUM WAGEMONITORING MECHANISMSNECESSARY COLLATERALNEW MARKETNEW MARKETSOILOIL PRICESOPPORTUNITY COSTPERFORMANCE MEASUREPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPROCUREMENTPRODUCTION CAPACITYPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPROFITABILITYPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC GOODSQUALITY STANDARDSQUOTASREAL INTEREST RATESREAL WAGESREGISTRYREGULATORY POLICYRELIABILITYRENTSRESULTRESULTSRETAINED EARNINGSRISK AVERSIONRISK AVOIDANCERISK MANAGEMENTSKILLED WORKERSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL INVESTORSSUPERMARKETSSUPERVISIONSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINTARGETSTAX INCENTIVESTAX RATESTAXATIONTECHNICAL TRAININGTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE PROMOTION DEPARTMENTTRADE SERVICESTRANSPARENT PROCESSESUNIONSUNSKILLED LABORURBAN AREASUSESVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSVARIABLE COSTSWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWAGESWEALTHWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWORKING CAPITALWORKING HOURSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/3141