Republic of Congo Investment Climate Policy Note

This Investment Climate Policy Note (ICPN) identifies the main constraints to the development of the private sector in the Republic of Congo, based on a survey of enterprises operating in the manufacturing and services sectors, in Pointe Noire and Brazzaville, and to propose specific short term recommendations to address these constraints. The ICPN emphasizes cross-country comparisons and benchmarks the investment climate across various firm characteristics. It is a targeted report focusing on a smaller set of indicators of firm performance and concentrating on certain dimensions of the investment climate. It aims to answer the following key questions: (i) what are the required reforms to improve the investment climate in Congo, (ii) how to prioritize these reforms and (iii) how to implement the priority reforms, what could be the institutional mechanism to drive the reform agenda? The report begins with a discussion of Congo s background, and Chapter 2 describes the investment climate. The last chapter makes recommendations going forward.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2009-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, ARREARS, ARTERIES, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BANK ACCOUNT, BANK FINANCING, BANKING REGULATIONS, BANKING SECTOR, BORROWING, BORROWINGS, BROADBAND ACCESS, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CENTRAL BANK, CIVIL WAR, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL DEBT, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, CORRUPTION, COSTS OF TRANSPORT, COUNTRY COMPARISONS, CREATION OF JOBS, CREDIT BUREAU, CREDIT GUARANTEE, CREDIT HISTORY, CREDIT SOURCE, CREDITS, CRITICAL MASS, CURRENCY, DEBT, DEPOSIT, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIVERSIFICATION, DOMESTIC MARKET, DRIVING, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC REFORMS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS, ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTRY POINT, EQUAL ACCESS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPORTER, EXPORTERS, FARES, FEMALE BUSINESS, FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, FINANCE ACCESS, FINANCIAL CAPACITY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR STRATEGY, FINANCIAL STATEMENT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL POLICY, FIXED ASSETS, FIXED RATE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROWTH RATE, GUARANTEE FUND, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME, INCOME INEQUALITY, INDEBTED COUNTRIES, INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURES, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL FUNDS, INTERNATIONAL BORROWING, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS, INVESTMENT PLAN, INVESTMENT RATE, ISSUANCE, JOB CREATION, JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT, JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, LACK OF ACCESS, LAND TITLES, LIMITED ACCESS, LIMITED ACCESS TO BANK, LIMITED LIABILITY, LINE OF CREDIT, LINES OF CREDIT, LIQUIDITY, LOAN, LOAN APPLICATION, LOSS OF CONFIDENCE, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MATCHING GRANTS, MICRO-ENTERPRISES, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MICROFINANCE SECTOR, MINORITY PARTICIPATION, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW ENTRANTS, NONPAYMENT, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OIL RESOURCES, OPERATING COSTS, OVERDRAFT, OVERDRAFT FACILITIES, OVERDRAFT FACILITY, PARTIAL CREDIT, POLITICAL STABILITY, POWER OUTAGES, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPRIETORSHIP, PROPRIETORSHIPS, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, RAIL, RAILWAY, RATE OF RETURN, RATES OF RETURN, REAL ESTATE, RECESSION, RED TAPE, REGIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RETAINED EARNINGS, ROAD, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, RULE OF LAW, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNT, SETTLEMENT, SMALL FARMERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC INVESTORS, SURFACE TRANSPORT, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX RATES, TAX SYSTEM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE FLOWS, TRADING, TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT, TRAFFIC, TRAINING CENTERS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TREATY, TRUE, TURNOVER, UNACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL, UNFAIR COMPETITION, UNION, URBAN AREAS, VOUCHER, WEALTH, WORKING CAPITAL, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/16614530/republic-congo-investment-climate-policy-note
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18906
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