Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010
The country profile for Antigua and Barbuda is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to invest. These factors can be accommo...
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okr-10986-208312021-04-23T14:03:58Z Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO FINANCE BANK LOANS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BUSINESSES CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CORPORATION CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK E-MAIL ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEURS EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FOREIGN TRADE GENDER GEOGRAPHIC REGION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENT CONTRACT GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT SERVICES HEALTH CARE ICT INCOME GROUP INNOVATION INSPECTIONS INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LENDERS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LOAN LOAN AMOUNT MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MICRO ENTERPRISES MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS OPEN MARKETS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PAYMENT SERVICES PRIVATE FIRM PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPRIETORSHIP PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RESULT SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIERS TAXATION TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TRADE CREDIT UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLY WORKING CAPITAL The country profile for Antigua and Barbuda is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to invest. These factors can be accommodating or constraining and play an important role in whether a country will prosper or not. An accommodating business environment is one that encourages firms to operate efficiently. Such conditions strengthen incentives for firms to innovate and to increase productivity, key factors for sustainable development. A more productive private sector, in turn, expands employment and contributes taxes necessary for public investment in health, education, and other services. In contrast, a poor business environment increases the obstacles to conducting business activities and decreases a country's prospects for reaching its potential in terms of employment, production, and welfare. Enterprise surveys are conducted by the World Bank and its partners across all geographic regions and cover small, medium, and large companies. The surveys are applied to a representative sample of firms in the non-agricultural economy. The sample is consistently defined in all countries and includes the entire manufacturing sector, the services sector, and the transportation and construction sectors. Public utilities, government services, health care, and financial services sectors are not included in the sample. Enterprise surveys collect a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face-to-face interviews with firm managers and owners regarding the business environment in their countries and the productivity of their firms. The topics covered in enterprise surveys include the obstacles to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor, corruption and regulation, law and order, innovation and technology, trade, and firm productivity. 2014-12-19T19:24:26Z 2014-12-19T19:24:26Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/20369599/enterprise-surveys-antigua-barbuda-country-profile-2010 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20831 English en_US Enterprise surveys country profile; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda |
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ACCESS TO FINANCE BANK LOANS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BUSINESSES CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CORPORATION CORRUPTION CUSTOMS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEURS EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FOREIGN TRADE GENDER GEOGRAPHIC REGION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENT CONTRACT GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT SERVICES HEALTH CARE ICT INCOME GROUP INNOVATION INSPECTIONS INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LENDERS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LOAN LOAN AMOUNT MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MICRO ENTERPRISES MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS OPEN MARKETS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PAYMENT SERVICES PRIVATE FIRM PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPRIETORSHIP PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES RESULT SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIERS TAXATION TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TRADE CREDIT UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLY WORKING CAPITAL |
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The country profile for Antigua and
Barbuda is based on data from the enterprise surveys
conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The enterprise surveys
focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms
to invest. These factors can be accommodating or
constraining and play an important role in whether a country
will prosper or not. An accommodating business environment
is one that encourages firms to operate efficiently. Such
conditions strengthen incentives for firms to innovate and
to increase productivity, key factors for sustainable
development. A more productive private sector, in turn,
expands employment and contributes taxes necessary for
public investment in health, education, and other services.
In contrast, a poor business environment increases the
obstacles to conducting business activities and decreases a
country's prospects for reaching its potential in terms
of employment, production, and welfare. Enterprise surveys
are conducted by the World Bank and its partners across all
geographic regions and cover small, medium, and large
companies. The surveys are applied to a representative
sample of firms in the non-agricultural economy. The sample
is consistently defined in all countries and includes the
entire manufacturing sector, the services sector, and the
transportation and construction sectors. Public utilities,
government services, health care, and financial services
sectors are not included in the sample. Enterprise surveys
collect a wide array of qualitative and quantitative
information through face-to-face interviews with firm
managers and owners regarding the business environment in
their countries and the productivity of their firms. The
topics covered in enterprise surveys include the obstacles
to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor,
corruption and regulation, law and order, innovation and
technology, trade, and firm productivity. |
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World Bank International Finance Corporation |
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World Bank International Finance Corporation |
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Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 |
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Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 |
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Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 |
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Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 |
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Enterprise Surveys : Antigua and Barbuda Country Profile 2010 |
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enterprise surveys : antigua and barbuda country profile 2010 |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/20369599/enterprise-surveys-antigua-barbuda-country-profile-2010 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20831 |
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