2012 Russian Federation Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
Comparing the performance of Russian firms in 2012 by sales, employment and labor productivity growth with those of other countries the results show that firms in Russia exhibited higher real annual sales and labor productivity growth. The growth f...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/20368690/enterprise-surveys-russian-federation-country-highlights-2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20879 |
| Summary: | Comparing the performance of Russian
firms in 2012 by sales, employment and labor productivity
growth with those of other countries the results show that
firms in Russia exhibited higher real annual sales and labor
productivity growth. The growth figures for Russia 2012 are
higher than those reported in a similar survey for Russia
implemented in 2009, indicating an accelerated growth
performance of the private sector in the country over the
three years. The Enterprise Survey covers several topics of
the business environment as well as performance measures for
each firm. The main highlights from the survey are: firms in
Russia show higher female participation in the workforce and
top management, but less in ownership; over one third of
firms in Russia cite tax rates as the biggest obstacle to
their growth; firms in Russia face higher costs of
regulation compared to those in other countries; firms in
Russia face a relatively inefficient public service
delivery; and not surprisingly, informal payments are
indispensable to get some key public services. |
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