The Investment Climate in South Asia : Volume 2. Country Profiles

This report summarizes the findings of Investment Climate Assessments (ICAs) carried out for all countries in the South Asia region. It compares South Asian countries to countries in other regions, analyzes similarities and differences within the region, and identifies the way forward in improving the investment climate. The first volume analyzes similarities and differences within the region and between South Asia and the comparator countries. Chapter 1 assesses the investment climate in South Asia vis-a-vis a number of comparator countries. Chapter 2 analyzes the dimensions of the South Asian investment climate. Chapter 3 highlights the costs imposed by deficiencies in the investment climate. Chapter 4 reviews the policy recommendations proposed by the various lCA surveys for the different dimensions identified: infrastructure (power, transportation), factors of production (finance, labor market and skills, technology), regulatory burden and corruption, and risk and uncertainty (policy predictability, judicial reforms, security). The second volume provides the detailed and standardized country-specific data underpinning the analysis in Volume 1.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO BANK, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT, ACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTING, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE, BANK ACCESS, BANK ACCOUNT, BANK CREDIT, BANK FINANCING, BANK LENDING, BANK LOAN, BANKING ASSETS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY FRAMEWORK, BORROWER, BRIBES, BUDGET DEFICITS, BUSES, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUSINESS CONFIDENCE, BUSINESS PROBLEM, CAPITAL FINANCE, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CAPITALIZATION, CASH FLOW, CASH FLOW ANALYSIS, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS, COMMERCIAL BANKING, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPETITIVE MARKET, COMPUTER TRAINING, CONGESTION, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CORRUPTION, CREDIBILITY, CREDIT BUREAUS, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT LINES, CREDIT MARKET, CREDIT MARKETS, CREDIT RATING, CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, CREDIT SOURCES, CREDIT UNION, CREDITWORTHINESS, DEBIT CARD, DEBT, DEBT FINANCING, DECENTRALIZATION, DEPOSIT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DRIVING, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC POLICY, ELECTRONIC BANKING, EMPLOYEE, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS, ENROLLMENT, ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUIPMENT, EQUITY MARKETS, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPRESSWAYS, EXTERNAL FINANCING, FARES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FORM OF CREDIT, FREIGHT, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GREATER ACCESS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIGH INTEREST RATES, HIGHWAYS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN RESOURCES, ID, ILLITERACY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSPECTION, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL FINANCE, INTERNAL FINANCING, INTERNAL FUNDS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL BANKS, INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT CAPITAL, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATES, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENT FINANCING, JUDICIAL REFORMS, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LACK OF ACCESS, LACK OF COLLATERAL, LAND AS COLLATERAL, LAND MARKET, LAND MARKETS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LENDERS, LETTERS OF CREDIT, LIMITED ACCESS, LINE OF CREDIT, LOAN, LOAN APPLICATION, LOAN RECOVERY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LONG-TERM FINANCE, MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET CONDITIONS, MICROENTERPRISES, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MONEY LENDERS, MULTINATIONAL, NONPAYMENT, OUTSTANDING LOANS, OVERDRAFT, OVERDRAFT FACILITIES, OVERDRAFT FACILITY, OVERDRAFTS, OVERHEAD COSTS, PENETRATION RATE, PHONE PENETRATION, PHYSICAL ASSETS, POLLUTION, POOR ACCESS, POPULATION GROWTH, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATIZATION, PROFITABILITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC BANKS, RAIL, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL SERVICES, RAILROADS, RAILWAYS, REAL ESTATE, RECESSIONARY PERIOD, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELIANCE ON COLLATERAL, REMITTANCES, RETURNS, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD QUALITY, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, SAFETY, SALES GROWTH, SANITATION, SHARE OF INVESTMENT, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALL-BUSINESS, SPEEDS, START-UP, START-UPS, STATE BANKS, SUBSIDIZATION, SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES, TARIFF BARRIERS, TAX, TAX RATES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TERM CREDIT, TRADE CREDITS, TRADE FINANCE, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADING, TRAFFIC, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS, TRUCKS, TRUE, UNION, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN AREAS, VEHICLE, VEHICLES, VENTURE CAPITAL, VILLAGES, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/16589114/south-asia-investment-climate-south-asia-vol-2-2
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12606
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