2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights

The World Bank interviewed a representative sample of the private sector in 5 of the most active economic regions in Kenya. The sample consisted of 713 business establishments surveyed from January 2013 through February 2014. The enterprise survey...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK LOAN BANKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BUSINESSES COMPETITORS CORRUPTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY EXPORT GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRMS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME GROUP JOB CREATION LICENSING PERFORMANCE MEASURES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS SECURITY SERVICES SMALL FIRMS TAX TAX RATES WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20368303/enterprise-surveys-kenya-country-highlights-2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20899

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spelling	okr-10986-208992021-04-23T14:03:58Z 2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights World Bank Group ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK LOAN BANKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BUSINESSES COMPETITORS CORRUPTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY EXPORT GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRMS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME GROUP JOB CREATION LICENSING PERFORMANCE MEASURES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS SECURITY SERVICES SMALL FIRMS TAX TAX RATES WORKING CAPITAL The World Bank interviewed a representative sample of the private sector in 5 of the most active economic regions in Kenya. The sample consisted of 713 business establishments surveyed from January 2013 through February 2014. The enterprise survey covers several topics of the business environment as well as performance measures for each firm. This report presents following highlights from the survey: firms in Kenya exhibit low employment growth; more firms export compared to six years ago; and more days are needed compared to 2007 to clear customs for direct exports and import; firms in Kenya report an improvement in the use of financial service; losses due to crime have declined since 2007 but security expenses have become more burdensome; and one out of four firms in Kenya private sector consider informal competition as the biggest obstacle. 2014-12-22T19:28:34Z 2014-12-22T19:28:34Z 2014-03-18 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20368303/enterprise-surveys-kenya-country-highlights-2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20899 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya
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topic	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK LOAN BANKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BUSINESSES COMPETITORS CORRUPTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY EXPORT GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRMS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME GROUP JOB CREATION LICENSING PERFORMANCE MEASURES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS SECURITY SERVICES SMALL FIRMS TAX TAX RATES WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK LOAN BANKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BUSINESSES COMPETITORS CORRUPTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY EXPORT GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRMS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME GROUP JOB CREATION LICENSING PERFORMANCE MEASURES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS SECURITY SERVICES SMALL FIRMS TAX TAX RATES WORKING CAPITAL World Bank Group 2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
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description	The World Bank interviewed a representative sample of the private sector in 5 of the most active economic regions in Kenya. The sample consisted of 713 business establishments surveyed from January 2013 through February 2014. The enterprise survey covers several topics of the business environment as well as performance measures for each firm. This report presents following highlights from the survey: firms in Kenya exhibit low employment growth; more firms export compared to six years ago; and more days are needed compared to 2007 to clear customs for direct exports and import; firms in Kenya report an improvement in the use of financial service; losses due to crime have declined since 2007 but security expenses have become more burdensome; and one out of four firms in Kenya private sector consider informal competition as the biggest obstacle.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	World Bank Group
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title	2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
title_short	2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
title_full	2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
title_fullStr	2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
title_full_unstemmed	2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
title_sort	2013 kenya enterprise survey : country highlights
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20368303/enterprise-surveys-kenya-country-highlights-2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20899
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2013 Kenya Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights

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