Evaluation of the World Bank Group's Investment Climate Programs : Focus on Impact and Sustainability

This impact evaluation reviews the investment climate (IC) reform programs implemented by the World Bank Group (WBG) in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. It follows a study carried out in 2011 across the same countries....

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Main Author:	Economisti Associati
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	INVESTMENT CLIMATE IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY DOING BUSINESS BURKINA FASO LIBERIA SIERRA LEONE RWANDA SOUTH SUDAN BUSINESS REGISTRATION CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TRADE LOGISTICS INVESTMENT PROMOTION BUSINESS TAXATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE LEGAL FRAMEWORK BUSINESS REGULATION SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ARBITRATION BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BENEFICIARIES BRANCH OFFICES BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SECTOR CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL FORMATION CASH FLOW CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CIVIL LAW CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REGISTRATION COMMERCIAL LAW COMMODITIES COMMON LAW COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COST SAVINGS COSTS SAVINGS CREDIT INFORMATION CUSTOM CUSTOMS DATA LIMITATIONS DEBT DEBT FORGIVENESS DEBTS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISPUTE RESOLUTION DIVIDENDS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS E-GOVERNMENT E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FIXED CAPITAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUNCTIONALITY FUND INVESTMENT FUTURE PROSPECTS GLOBAL DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCES IMAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTION BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERPOLATION INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTOR PROTECTION ISSUANCE JOB CREATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR MARKET LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE LEGAL REFORM LEGAL REFORMS LEGISLATIVE REFORM LICENSES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET REGULATIONS MATERIAL MATURITY MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MISSING DATA MONETARY FUND NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENTS OIL ONLINE REGISTRATION OPERATING ENVIRONMENT PHONE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL UPHEAVAL PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR COUNTERPARTS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT PROFITABILITY REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RED TAPE REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGISTRY OF PLEDGES REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RESULT RESULTS RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SAVINGS SETTLEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUPERVISION SUSTAINABLE REFORM TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX PAYMENT TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REFORM TAX REFORMS TAX REGIMES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIMBER TIME FRAME TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION TRUST FUND TRUST FUNDS TURNOVER VALUATION WITHDRAWAL WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/24397624/evaluation-world-bank-groups-investment-climate-programs-focus-impact-sustainability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21963