World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7865This document presents the main findings of the Guyana Investment Climate Survey (ICS) conducted between November 2004 and March 2005. The ICA report provides an evaluation of different aspects of the environment of doing business in Guyana. It covers governance-related obstacles, labor and technology issues, the financial sector, and infrastructure. The ICA is based on the results of the World Bank Guyana Investment Climate Survey (ICS), as well as other sources of information, including an opinion survey of Guyanese commercial bank managers, and interviews with Guyanese entrepreneurs and government leaders. The findings of the survey, combined with relevant information from other sources, provide a practical basis for identifying the most important areas for reform aimed at improving the investment climate.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCINGADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICEAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESARBITRATIONASYMMETRIC INFORMATIONAUDITSBANK LOANBANK LOANSBANKING LAWSBANKING SECTORBARRIERBINDING CONSTRAINTSBORROWERBRAIN DRAINBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INDEXBUSINESS OPERATIONSBUSINESS PURPOSESBUSINESS REGULATIONSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL FORMATIONCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL CONTRACTCOMMON LAWCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITIVENESSCONFIDENTIALITYCONFIDENTIALITY LAWSCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSUMER SPENDINGCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCORPORATE TAXCORPORATE TAX RATESCOST OF FINANCECREDIT BUREAUCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT MARKETCREDITORCURRENCYCUSTOMSDEBT COLLECTIONDEBT COLLECTION CASEDEBT RELIEFDEBTORSDEPOSITDEPOSIT RATEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDSLECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC REFORMSEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSELECTRICITYENERGY RESOURCESEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITUREEXPORTEREXPORTERSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFIXED CAPITALFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN DEBTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN FIRMSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN MARKETSFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT CONTRACTSGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHUMAN RESOURCESICTINCOMEINCOME TAXINCOME TAXESINDEPENDENT JUDICIARYINFLATIONINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMATION SHARINGINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTUREINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE SPREADSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICSINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERSINVESTMENT CAPITALINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMINVESTMENT PROJECTSINVESTMENT REGIMEINVESTOR CONFIDENCEISPSJUDICIAL PROCESSJUDICIAL PROCESSESJUDICIAL REFORMSJUDICIAL SYSTEMLAND TITLINGLAW ENFORCEMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL SYSTEMLENDERLENDERSLICENSELIMITED LIABILITYLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYLIQUIDITYLOANLOAN APPLICATIONLOCAL BUSINESSESMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTYMANUFACTURINGMARKET PARTICIPANTSMATURITYMATURITY STRUCTUREMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMONETARY FUNDMONEY LAUNDERINGMORTGAGEMORTGAGE LENDINGNATIONAL CURRENCYNEW PRODUCTSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYOPPORTUNITY COSTSPENETRATION RATESPERSONAL COMPUTERSPOLITICAL STABILITYPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTYPOWER OUTAGESPOWER PARITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC UTILITIESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPURCHASING POWERR&DRED TAPEREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSRELIABILITYREMITTANCESRENEWABLE ENERGYRESERVESSAVINGSSINGLE MARKETSKILLED WORKERSSMALL COUNTRYSTANDARDIZATIONSUBSCRIBER LINESTAXTAX CODETAX EXEMPTIONTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX POLICYTAXATION POLICYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEGRAPHTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTELEPHONE LINETIME DEPOSITSTRADE CREDITTRADINGTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYUSERSUSESWORKING CAPITALWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/7865