Local Gains from Global Opportunities : Improving Central America's Investment Climate

Local Gains from Global Opportunities : Improving Central America's Investment Climate

Central America's economic performance in recent years has benefited from improved macroeconomic management, a favorable external environment, as well as rising investor confidence since the region has pursued greater access to global markets,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKING SUPERVISION BENCHMARKING BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CYCLES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INVESTMENT CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY INDEX CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COUNTRY RISK CPI CREDITWORTHINESS CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES CUSTOMS UNION DEBT DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVIDEND DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC VOLATILITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES ELECTRONIC FUNDS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORT BASE EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL POLICIES FOOD PRICES FOREIGN COMPANY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS GDP GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HOME COUNTRY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INDIVIDUAL FIRMS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFORMATION SHARING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR PROTECTION JOB CREATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM JURISDICTIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LIBERALIZATION LONG-TERM INVESTMENT LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET ACCESS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES METALS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MONEY LAUNDERING MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCES NEW PRODUCTS OIL OIL PRICES OPEN ECONOMY OUTPUT PATENTS PAYMENT SYSTEMS PAYMENTS SYSTEM PAYMENTS SYSTEMS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POINT OF SALE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS POLITICAL CYCLE POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICAL SYSTEM POWER PARITY PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC DEBT PURCHASING POWER QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS RAPID GROWTH REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL POWER REGIONAL TRADE REGULATOR REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY POWERS RETURNS TO SCALE RISK MANAGEMENT SECURITIES STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX RATES TAX REFORM TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONS TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY VOLATILITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/16262686/local-gains-global-opportunities-improving-central-americas-investment-climate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7959

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/16262686/local-gains-global-opportunities-improving-central-americas-investment-climate
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7959