Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth

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.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2007-02
Subjects:ACCESSIBILITY, ADB, AGRICULTURE, BANKS, BENCHMARKING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, COMPANY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES, CONSUMERS, CORPORATION, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EXPANSION, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTS, FIRMS, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FREE TRADE, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, GOOD INVESTMENT CLIMATE, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, INVESTMENT CLIMATE CONSTRAINTS, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES, INVESTMENT NEEDS, LAWS, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MONEY LENDERS, MONOPOLY, NOMINAL INTEREST RATES, PACIFIC REGION, PRICE CONTROLS, PRIVATE FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, REAL GDP, REAL INTEREST RATES, REGISTRATION PROCEDURES, REGULATORY BURDEN, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY POLICY, RETAINED EARNINGS, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROADS, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALL FIRMS, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUES, TAXATION, TELEPHONE SERVICES, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES, TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS, VALUE ADDED, WATER CONNECTION, WATER SUPPLY, WTO,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7926024/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7707
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