Mauritania - Policy Options to Enhance Private Sector Development : Country Economic Memorandum

Mauritania has undergone massive economic and political changes. Mauritania is a West African country located on the western edge of the Sahara desert, with a population of approximately 3 million people that is mostly concentrated in the urban are...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Economic Memorandum
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES ARABLE LAND BENEFIT ANALYSIS BID BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INTENSITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL NEEDS CENTRAL BANK COLLUSION COMMERCIAL GROUPS COMMODITY COMMODITY TRADERS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COST CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMERS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES CPI CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEMOGRAPHIC DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC MARKET DUAL ECONOMY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXISTING GOVERNMENT EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STRUCTURES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL POLICY FISH FISHERIES FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FISHING FOOD PRICE FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME TAX INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZATION INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION SYSTEM INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES JOB CREATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAND TITLES LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL SYSTEM LEVIES LEVY LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MACROECONOMIC DATA MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET SIZE MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET STRUCTURES MARKET SURVEILLANCE MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MINES MOBILE PHONE MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL BANKS NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLOITATION OIL OIL SECTOR OLIGOPOLIES OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OPTIMIZATION PENSION POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY POLITICAL UNREST PRICE FIXING PRICE INCREASES PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC MARKETS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REAL GDP REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY REGIMES RENT SEEKING RETURNS RURAL COMMUNITIES SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL PROTECTION STATISTICAL DATA SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX BREAKS TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REGIME TAX REGIMES TAX REVENUE TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE SERVICES TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNFAIR COMPETITION VALUE ADDED WAGES WEAK ENFORCEMENT WEALTH WITHHOLDING TAX WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKET WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
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