Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth : Lao People's Democratic Republic Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment

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 manufacturing covering wood processing, construction materials, garments, textiles/handicraft, and food and beverage sectors and 57 firms in tourism covering hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies. With the exception of the garment and wood processing sectors, which traditionally have larger firms and more foreign investment, most firms in the sample were domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The survey provided three types of information useful for the Investment Climate Assessment: perceptions of firms operating in Lao PDR regarding the relative importance of investment climate constraints to their businesses; quantitative data on firms' performance and productivity; and comparator country information from their ICAs, for benchmarking Lao PDR's investment climate against regional standards.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, Asian Development Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCING, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADB, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AIR, APPLICATION PROCESS, BANK FINANCING, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SYSTEM, BARTER, BEST PRACTICES, BORDER TRANSPORTATION, BORROWING, BOTTLENECKS, BRIBE, BRIBES, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, CALCULATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CAPITAL FORMATION, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITIES, CONSUMER, CONSUMER INFORMATION, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMERS, CONTRIBUTION, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, CURRENCY, CURRENCY MISMATCHES, CURRENT ACCOUNT, DEBT, DEBT REPAYMENT, DEFICITS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DOMESTIC MARKET, DRIVERS, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS, EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE PROMOTION, ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTRY BARRIERS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTER, EXPORTERS, FINANCE CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCING FACILITIES, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN BANKS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EQUITY, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HANDICRAFT, HANDICRAFTS, HIGH TRANSPORT, HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS, HOUSEHOLD BUSINESSES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN RESOURCE, INCOME LEVELS, INFLATION, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL FUNDS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, INVESTMENT PROJECTS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, LABOR FORCE, LARGE ENTERPRISES, LARGE FIRMS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, LIMITED ACCESS, LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE, LOAN, LONG-TERM ASSETS, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT, LONG-TERM LOANS, LOW-INCOME, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKETING, MATURITIES, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MICROENTERPRISES, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MONETARY FUND, MONETARY STABILITY, MONEY LENDERS, MULTINATIONAL, NOMINAL INTEREST RATES, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, OVERDRAFT, OVERDRAFT FACILITIES, OVERDRAFT FACILITY, POLICE, POOR ACCESS, POOR INVESTMENT, POVERTY RATES, PRIVATE BANKS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC POLICY, QUESTIONNAIRE, QUESTIONNAIRES, REAL INTEREST, REAL INTEREST RATES, RED TAPE, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY POLICY, REPAYMENT CAPACITY, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROADS, SALES, SENIOR, SHORT-TERM CAPITAL, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL ENTERPRISE, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALLER ENTERPRISES, SOURCES OF FINANCE, STAKEHOLDERS, START-UP, STATE BANKS, STRATEGIC INVESTORS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX COLLECTION, TAX COLLECTIONS, TAX RATES, TAX RULES, TAXATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSITION ECONOMY, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SUPPLY, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES, TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS, TRUE, TURNOVER, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, WITHDRAWAL, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8886562/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7591
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