The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2008

Publication of this edition of the little data book on private sector development coincides with continued rising interest in private sector development and growing understanding of the links between private sector development and economic growth. Well functioning finance markets and a robust privat...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	Agriculture asset ratio assets Bank capital benchmarking business activity Business entry business owners CD consumer consumer price index currency units debt Deposit Deposit money banks deposits developing countries Development Economics Domestic credit economic growth economic statistics equality equality of opportunity Exchange rate Exports financial system fixed capital foreign direct investment GDP Government debt Gross fixed capital formation Income Income group Inflation information on business Interest rate spread International Bank Investment Climate investment Finance Labor force local currency Low income Low-income marginal tax rate Middle East national income nonperforming loans North Africa private capital Private sector investment productivity Real interest Real interest rate Sub-Saharan Africa tax tax rate The Gambia Unemployment Unemployment rate Union value added wages
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spelling	okr-10986-122692021-04-23T14:03:06Z The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2008 World Bank Agriculture asset ratio assets Bank capital benchmarking business activity Business entry business owners CD consumer consumer price index currency units debt Deposit Deposit money banks deposits developing countries Development Economics Domestic credit economic growth economic statistics equality equality of opportunity Exchange rate Exports financial system fixed capital foreign direct investment GDP Government debt Gross fixed capital formation Income Income group Inflation information on business Interest rate spread International Bank Investment Climate investment Finance Labor force local currency Low income Low-income marginal tax rate Middle East national income nonperforming loans North Africa private capital Private sector investment productivity Real interest Real interest rate Sub-Saharan Africa tax tax rate The Gambia Unemployment Unemployment rate Union value added wages Publication of this edition of the little data book on private sector development coincides with continued rising interest in private sector development and growing understanding of the links between private sector development and economic growth. Well functioning finance markets and a robust private sector play critical roles in increasing productivity and growth and in spreading equality of opportunity. The availability of cross-country data on the business environment has expanded rapidly in recent years, including data from the World Bank's doing business project and enterprise surveys. These data sources report on the scope and types of regulations that enhance, and constrain business activity and provide information on business owners' assessments of the business environment. The data have led to new research, enabled benchmarking, and informed the reform process in many developing countries. Included in this guide are indicators on the economic and social context, the business environment, private sector investment, finance and banking, and infrastructure. Though not all relevant variables can be included in a pocket guide, the indicators that are included provide users with a general understanding of the private sector in each country. Indicators displayed in the tables are defined in the glossary, which also lists data sources. 2013-02-07T17:56:00Z 2013-02-07T17:56:00Z 2008-05 978-0-8213-7430-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12269 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research
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topic	Agriculture asset ratio assets Bank capital benchmarking business activity Business entry business owners CD consumer consumer price index currency units debt Deposit Deposit money banks deposits developing countries Development Economics Domestic credit economic growth economic statistics equality equality of opportunity Exchange rate Exports financial system fixed capital foreign direct investment GDP Government debt Gross fixed capital formation Income Income group Inflation information on business Interest rate spread International Bank Investment Climate investment Finance Labor force local currency Low income Low-income marginal tax rate Middle East national income nonperforming loans North Africa private capital Private sector investment productivity Real interest Real interest rate Sub-Saharan Africa tax tax rate The Gambia Unemployment Unemployment rate Union value added wages
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description	Publication of this edition of the little data book on private sector development coincides with continued rising interest in private sector development and growing understanding of the links between private sector development and economic growth. Well functioning finance markets and a robust private sector play critical roles in increasing productivity and growth and in spreading equality of opportunity. The availability of cross-country data on the business environment has expanded rapidly in recent years, including data from the World Bank's doing business project and enterprise surveys. These data sources report on the scope and types of regulations that enhance, and constrain business activity and provide information on business owners' assessments of the business environment. The data have led to new research, enabled benchmarking, and informed the reform process in many developing countries. Included in this guide are indicators on the economic and social context, the business environment, private sector investment, finance and banking, and infrastructure. Though not all relevant variables can be included in a pocket guide, the indicators that are included provide users with a general understanding of the private sector in each country. Indicators displayed in the tables are defined in the glossary, which also lists data sources.
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