The 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...

The aim of this report is to identify a set of concrete steps that the government of Mongolia might take to promote private-sector activity and greater integration with the global economy in a way that leads to job creation, broad-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does...

The World Bank Group estimates that, by 2030, up to two-thirds of the world's extreme poor will live in countries characterized by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV). The Bank's FCV strategy emphasizes the critical role the private sector plays in providing jobs and income in fragile and...

Sector Investment Programs (SIPs) are an integral part of the World Bank's strategy for renewal in Africa. The objective of the study was therefore to examine the key elements of SIPs, to explain their rationale, and to prepare a practical guide for their preparation. Further, the objective was...

Le Dang Doanh: Economic developments and prospects. - S. 6-20. Nguyen Tri Khiem: Policy reform and the microeconomic environment in the agricultural sector. - S. 21-41. Nguyen Tuan Dung: Foreign direct investment in Vietnam. - S. 69-89. Maitland, Elizabeth: Foreign investors in Vietnam. An...

Agricultural demand linkages and growth multipliers in rural Indonesia / Asep Suryahadi ... [et al.] -- Trends and contrainsts associated with labour faced by non-farm enterprises / Armida S. Alisjahbana and Chris Manning -- The constraints in accessing credit faced by rural non-farm enterprises...

Firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from microenterprises to multinationals-play a central role in growth and poverty reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and affordability of goods and services for consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to...