Improving the Rural Investment Climate for Businesses : Key to Rural Income Generation

An appropriate rural investment climate (RIC) is essential for rural businesses to be successful and generate employment and income in their communities. Improving the investment climate could facilitate income-generation activities in both farm an...

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Main Author:	Sawada, Naotaka
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO LOAN ACCESS TO MARKET ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT BANKRUPTCY BANKS BENEFICIARIES BORROWING BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE BUS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS SUPPORT CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CARS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENT COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION CORRUPTION COST OF TRANSPORT COST OF TRANSPORTATION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CREDIT GUARANTEE DELIVERY MECHANISM DIVERSIFICATION DRIVERS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION LEVELS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXCLUSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM ENTERPRISES FARMERS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCE ACCESS FINANCIAL ILLITERACY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL POLICY FIXED ASSET FORMAL BANKING FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUTURE GROWTH GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUE GUARANTEE SCHEME HANDICRAFT HIGH INTEREST RATE HIGH TRANSPORTATION HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCREASE INCOMES INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS INEQUALITY INFORMATION ON MARKETS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVENTORY CREDIT INVESTING INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT STRATEGY JOB TRAINING KNOWLEDGE GAPS LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF CAPITAL LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND MARKETS LAND USE LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN AMOUNT LOAN APPLICATIONS LOCAL BUSINESSES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET DEMAND MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INFORMATION MARKET SHARE MARKETING MATERIAL MEANS OF TRANSPORT MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE LOANS MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MONEY TRANSFER NEW BUSINESS NEW MARKET OUTREACH OUTSTANDING LOANS PARTIAL CREDIT PENETRATION RATE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUERIES QUESTIONNAIRES RISK REDUCTION ROAD ROAD BUILDING ROAD NETWORK ROADS RURAL BUSINESS RURAL FINANCE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS AGENCIES SMALL ENTERPRISE STAKEHOLDER START-UP START-UP CAPITAL SUPPLY CHAIN TAX TAX RATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TELEPHONE TRAFFIC TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION COST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRANSPORTS TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS URBAN AREAS VALUABLE VEHICLES WAGE WAGES WEALTH WEALTH CREATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WORKING CAPITAL WORTH
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26897

Improving the Rural Investment Climate for Businesses : Key to Rural Income Generation

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