Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth

Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth

The survey on Lao private sector and investment climate covered 303 firms in six sectors and seven provinces (Vientiane City, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luangnamtha, Xayaboury, Savannakhet, and Champassack). The survey included 246 firms in manufactu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY ADB AGRICULTURE BANKS BENCHMARKING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPANY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES CONSUMERS CORPORATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPANSION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GOOD INVESTMENT CLIMATE GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE CONSTRAINTS INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT NEEDS LAWS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MONEY LENDERS MONOPOLY NOMINAL INTEREST RATES PACIFIC REGION PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES REAL GDP REAL INTEREST RATES REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGULATORY BURDEN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY POLICY RETAINED EARNINGS ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROADS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS VALUE ADDED WATER CONNECTION WATER SUPPLY WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7926024/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7707

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