World Bank2017-07-172017-07-172009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27596This report on Sudan's Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) provides a baseline assessment of challenges to productivity, diversification and inclusion. Chapter 1 describes some of the questions underlying the three issues of competitiveness, diversification and broad-based growth. Chapter 2 analyzes firm performance and competitiveness. Chapter 3 discusses markets and trust. Chapter 4 describes the role of the financial sector. Chapter 5 analyses the informal sector. Chapter 6 discusses the conflict-affected private sector development. Chapter 7 discusses regional inclusion, and Chapter 8 makes some preliminary conclusions and recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISMACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIESACCOUNTINGAGRICULTUREALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCYAUTONOMYAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITYBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANKING INDUSTRYBANKING SECTORBANKING SYSTEMBANKSBOOK VALUEBUSINESS CLIMATESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS FORMATIONBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESSESBUYERSCARBONCASH FLOWCENTRAL BANKCHEMICAL INDUSTRYCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOUNTRY COMPARISONSCROWDING OUTCURRENCY APPRECIATIONCUSTOMSDAYS OF INVENTORIESDAYS OF INVENTORYDEBTDECENTRALIZATIONDEFICITSDEFLATORSDEFORESTATIONDISTRIBUTION SERVICESECONOMETRIC ANALYSISECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC COMPLEMENTARITIESECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC POWERECONOMIC PROBLEMSECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEECONOMISTSELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENTENTERPRISE SECTORENTERPRISE SURVEYSENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEQUIPMENTETHNIC GROUPSEXPENDITURESEXPORT BASEEXPORT MARKETEXPORT SECTORSEXPORTSFACTOR MARKETSFAIR COMPETITIONFARMSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SYSTEMFISCAL POLICYFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTSFRAUDFREE PRESSGDPGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROWTH RATEGROWTH STRATEGYHANDICRAFTSHIGH WAGESHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINCOME LEVELSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFORMATION GAPINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINSPECTIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSURANCEINTERMEDIATE INPUTSINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL LOGISTICSINTERNATIONALIZATIONINVENTORIESINVENTORYLABOR COMPETITIVENESSLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR UNIONSLAND DEGRADATIONLAWSLEGISLATIONLEVEL PLAYING FIELDLICENSESLIQUIDITYMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANDATESMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET DEMANDMARKET FAILURESMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET SHAREMARKET SHARESMARKETINGMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMERCHANTSMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONNATIONAL ECONOMYNETWORK CONNECTIONSNETWORKSOILOIL PRICESOIL SECTOROPERATING ENVIRONMENTOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOROUTPUTSOVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATESPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCERSPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROPRIETORSHIPPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC GOODSQUALITY STANDARDSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESULTRESULTSREVENUE SOURCESRISK AVOIDANCESAFETYSAVINGSSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL SERVICESSTATE ENTERPRISESSTATE OWNED BANKSSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTAXATIONTECHNICAL SUPPORTTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE BARRIERSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTUNDERESTIMATESUSERSUSESVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINSWAGESWEALTHWHITE COLLAR WORKERSWORKING CAPITALReportWorld Bank10.1596/27596