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Kenyan women are making a large - although frequently unseen - contribution to the country's economy, particularly in … the agricultural and informal business sectors. But women face more severe legal, regulatory, and administrative barriers … barriers that are preventing women from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy and makes recommendations for addressing these …
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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...
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This paper looks at firm-level evidence on the African business environment from surveys undertaken for Investment Climate Assessments by the World Bank in 2000-2004. These surveys confirm a pattern of generally low "factory-floor" productivity, and show that this is partly due to business...
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The objective of the Ugandan government is to make Uganda an upper - middle income country within thirty years … emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda's effort to promote economic diversification as a means to … the importance of economic diversification for Uganda and on the prospects and challenges of oil and mineral development …
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The second Lao PDR investment climate assessment identifies the key constraints of the country's non-resource sector firms. This Assessment summarizes the results of a national survey conducted in late-2009 and draws on extensive interviews with policymakers and practitioners. Survey results...
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This investment climate assessment draws on the analysis of firm-level survey data collected during April 2008-January 2009, supplemented by other sources, to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the investment climate facing Turkish firms of all size classes, including the...
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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...
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This survey report will help the government of Afghanistan think through its approach to private sector development. Historically, there has been a dearth of information and reliable statistics about Afghanistan's economy. This report reviews the constraints that firms currently operating in...
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