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...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18906

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Summary:	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.

Republic of Congo Investment Climate Policy Note

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