World Bank2012-06-222012-06-222005-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8811The purpose of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to provide the Syrian government, as well as business leaders, with a rigorous empirical analysis of the investment climate in Syria and the factors influencing firm-level productivity and competitiveness. This analysis will be used to derive recommendations and options for priority measures to improve the investment climate and productivity, as well as find ways in which the World Bank and others might further support these reforms. The ultimate objective is to provide an agenda of reforms that together will create a business enabling environment conducive to accelerated private sector-led growth, thereby increasing Syrian national income and employment.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING PRACTICESADJUSTMENT POLICIESAGRICULTUREBANKING SECTORBANKSBARRIERS TO ENTRYBENCHMARKINGCAPITAL REQUIREMENTCENTRAL PLANNINGCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE PRESSURECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSCORPORATE GOVERNANCECUSTOMSCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDEBTDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISCLOSUREDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDOMESTIC MARKETSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC LIBERALIZATIONECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMICSEMPLOYMENTENTREPRENEURSHIPEXCESS PROFITSEXCHANGE RATESEXPORT EARNINGSEXPORTSFACTOR MARKETSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN COMPETITIONFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSGDPGLOBAL COMPETITIONGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETSGOOD INVESTMENT CLIMATEGOVERNMENT REGULATIONGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTHHARNESSING TRADEHUMAN CAPITALIDLE CAPACITYIMPORTED GOODSINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCREASING COMPETITIONINFORMAL PAYMENTINSURANCEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERMEDIATE GOODSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINVENTORYINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTINVESTMENT CLIMATE CONDITIONSINVESTMENT CLIMATE CONSTRAINTSINVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMINVESTMENT CLIMATESINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT INTEGRATIONLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR REGULATIONSLEGAL FRAMEWORKMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMIDDLE EASTMONOPOLIESNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL RESOURCESNON-TARIFF BARRIERSNONTARIFF BARRIERSOPERATING PERMITSPRICE CONTROLSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION LOSSESPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROTECTING INVESTORSPROTECTIONSPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC ENTITIESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC INTERESTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC SECTORREDUCING TRANSACTIONS COSTSREGISTRATION PROCEDURESREGULATORY BARRIERSREGULATORY POLICYREGULATORY REFORMRENTSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSOCIAL SECURITYSTANDARD CORE INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY INSTRUMENTSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISESSTATEMENTSSTRUCTURAL CHANGESSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTARIFF BARRIERSTARIFF RATESTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX LIABILITYTAX POLICYTAX RATETAX RATESTAX SYSTEMTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE POLICYTRADE REFORMTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSITION ECONOMIESUNFAIR COMPETITIONVALUE ADDEDWAGESWATER SUPPLYWORKING CAPITALWORLD PRICESWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/8811