Zambia Second Investment Climate Assessment

This assessment of Zambia's investment climate highlights some of the impediments to growth and export diversification in the current business environment in the country. It is based on an analysis of enterprise survey data specifically collected for the purpose, namely, the World Bank's Zambia Enterprise Survey of 2008. The report is in two volumes. Volume I is an overview, while Volume II is the final report, whose introductory chapter sets the stage for the analysis of microeconomic aspects of business environment in the following chapters. Chapter 2 analyzes manufacturing productivity in an international perspective as a proximate determinant of manufactured exports. Chapter 3 discusses key business environment variables as underlying factors in manufacturing employment and productivity, and draws the main policy implications of the assessment. Chapter 4 is a more in-depth analysis of disparity in access to finance across firms and sectors as a major source of market distortions and allocative inefficiency. Chapter 5 discusses labor market issues with a focus on labor regulation, wage formation and on-the-job training.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, ADVANCED ECONOMY, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURE, ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL, ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY, ARREARS, ASSETS, AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY, AVERAGE TAX RATES, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BARRIER TO ENTRY, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BENCHMARKS, BENEFICIARIES, BOOK VALUE, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS EXPANSION, BUSINESS INVESTMENT, BUSINESS INVESTMENTS, BUSINESS MANAGERS, BUSINESS NEEDS, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, BUSINESS REGULATION, BUSINESSES, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPITAL FORMATION, CAPITAL INTENSITY, CAPITAL SHORTAGES, CARTELS, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMPETITION POLICY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CPI, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM, CREDIT MARKET, CUSTOMS, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC MARKETS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELECTRICITY, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, ENTRY BARRIERS, EQUIPMENT, EQUITY HOLDINGS, EXCHANGE CONTROLS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS, EXCHANGE RATE REGIME, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORTER, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL FINANCE, FAIR TRADING, FINANCES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FISCAL DEFICIT, FIXED ASSETS, FIXED CAPITAL, FIXED INVESTMENT, FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EQUITY, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN SHARE, FOREIGN TRADE, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GOVERNMENT BORROWING, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION, GROWTH RATE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPLICIT TAX, INCOME, INDIRECT BARRIER, INDIRECT BARRIERS, INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY, INEFFICIENCY, INFLATION RATE, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INNOVATION, INSTRUMENT, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTING, INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT PROJECTS, INVESTMENT RATE, INVESTMENT RISK, LABOR COSTS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LENDERS, LIABILITY, LIBERALIZATION, LICENSE, LICENSES, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY, MARGINAL REVENUE, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET DISTORTIONS, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET POWER, MARKET SHARE, MARKET SHARES, MARKET STRUCTURE, MERGERS, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MICROENTERPRISES, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, NATIONAL CURRENCY, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OUTPUT, PER CAPITA INCOMES, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICY MAKERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, RATE OF RETURN, RATE OF RETURN ON CAPITAL, RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL, RATES OF RETURN, REAL EXCHANGE RATES, RECESSION, REGISTRATION PROCESS, RESULT, RESULTS, RETAIL TRADE, RETURNS, RISK AVERSE, RISK EXPOSURE, RISK FACTOR, RISK OF DEFAULT, RISK PREMIUM, SAVINGS, SAVINGS RATIO, SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLS SHORTAGE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SUNK COSTS, TARIFF BARRIERS, TAX, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAXATION, TIME PERIODS, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE POLICIES, TRADE POLICY, TRANSMISSION, VALUE ADDED, VOLATILITY, WAGES, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, WORLD MARKETS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/223801468169473496/Full-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28066
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