Bulgaria - Investment Climate Assessment : Volume 1. Overview

Sustained improvements in living standards depend on broad-based economic growth. This will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by investing in human and physical capital and increasing their technological capacity. But firms will only invest when the investment climate is favorable. The goal of the Bulgaria Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in all its operational dimensions and to promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The ICA is largely based on results from the World Bank Enterprise Survey. The 1,000-firm survey was conducted in late 2007 and collects detailed information on firm performance, what managers see as the main obstacles that they face, and objective data on various aspects of the investment climate. Additional sources of information are used to supplement the survey data, including the World Bank's Doing Business Report, a study that provides detailed, comparable data on regulation across the world, data from the National Statistical Institute, and reports from the Government of Bulgaria, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, academics, and other sources.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-10
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCING, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, ACCREDITATION, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ANGEL NETWORK, APPLICATION PROCESS, AUCTIONS, AVERAGE GROWTH, BANK CREDIT, BANK FINANCING, BANK LOANS, BANKING CRISIS, BANKRUPTCY, BENEFICIARY, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ANGEL, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESS SERVICES, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL FORMATION, CAPITAL NEEDS, CERTIFICATES, COLLABORATION, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, COMPANY, COMPARATOR COUNTRIES, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITORS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CONSULTING SERVICES, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTION PAYMENT, CONTRIBUTIONS, CORRUPTION, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, CREDIT MARKETS, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CUSTOMS, DEBTOR, DEBTORS, DELIVERY TIMES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ENTERPRISE POLICY, ENTERPRISE PROMOTION, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EQUIPMENT, EXPANSION, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT MARKETS, EXTENSION CENTERS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FIXED CAPITAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, GOVERNMENT FUNDING, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, INCOME, INCOME LEVEL, INCOME TAX, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTITUTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS, INVESTMENT FIRMS, JOB TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE SURVEY, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LARGE ENTERPRISES, LARGE FIRMS, LEARNING, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LICENSE, LICENSES, LICENSING, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, LOAN APPLICATION, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING, MARKET CONDITIONS, MARKET SEGMENTS, NATIONAL BANK, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, OVERDRAFT, OVERHEAD COSTS, PHYSICAL CAPITAL, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FUND, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, QUESTIONNAIRE, R&D, RAPID GROWTH, REAL ESTATE, RECENT LOAN, REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, REGISTRATION SYSTEM, REGISTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS, REGULATORY POLICY, REGULATORY REFORM, RESULT, RESULTS, RETAIL TRADE, SALARIES, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SEED FUNDING, SENIOR, SINGLE ID, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALL FIRMS, SMALLER FIRMS, SME, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOURCES OF FINANCE, STAKEHOLDER, STAKEHOLDERS, STANDARDIZATION, START-UP, START-UP COST, START-UPS, SUPPLIER, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPORT PROGRAMS, TAX CONCESSIONS, TAX INCENTIVES, TAX RATES, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT, TECHNICAL COOPERATION, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, TECHNICAL RESOURCES, TECHNICAL STAFF, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION, TECHNOLOGY PARK, TECHNOLOGY PARKS, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TRAINING PROGRAM, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSLATION, TYPE OF INVESTMENT, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNFAIR COMPETITION, UNION, USERS, VALUE CHAINS, VENTURE CAPITAL, VENTURE CAPITAL FUND, VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS, VERIFICATION, WAGE, WAGES, WORKING CAPITAL, WORTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10223139/bulgaria-investment-climate-assessment-vol-1-3-overview https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7869
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