World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-12-222014-12-222014-04-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20880The World Bank interviewed a representative sample of the private sector, composed of 1,002 establishments, between January and November 2013. The enterprise survey covers several aspects of the business environment as well as performance measures for each firm. This report presents following highlights from the survey: firm performance indicators point to a significant deterioration over the last five years; several access to credit indicators also reveal a deterioration over time; the time tax imposed by regulations has increased despite improvements in selected indicators; Ukrainian firms faced a significant increase in the level of corruption; female inclusion in the private economy decreased over the last five years; and access to finance and corruption were the top obstacles chosen by the business community.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEBANK LOANBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESSESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTSCORRUPTIONCUSTOMSECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHENTERPRISE SURVEYFINANCE ACCESSFIRM PERFORMANCEFIXED ASSETSINCOMEINCOMESINTERNAL FUNDSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHLABOR REGULATIONSLICENSELINE OF CREDITLOAN AMOUNTPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE MEASURESPOLICY MAKERSPRIMARY CONCERNPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPUBLIC SERVICESSALES GROWTHTAXTAX RATESWORKERS10.1596/20880