Enterprise Surveys : Chad Country Profile 2009
The Country Profile for Chad is based on data from the Enterprise Surveys conducted by the World Bank. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Chad income group. The enterprise surveys focus on t...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/20375584/enterprise-surveys-chad-country-profile-2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20849 |
| Summary: | The Country Profile for Chad is based on
data from the Enterprise Surveys conducted by the World
Bank. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of
countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Chad income group.
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
infrastructure, trade, finance, regulations, taxes and
business licensing, corruption, crime and informality,
finance, innovation, labor, and perceptions about obstacles
to doing business. |
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