Improving the Business Environment in Latvia : The Impact of FIAS Assistance

This paper tracks the process through which FIAS, the investment climate advisory service of the World Bank Group advised the government of Latvia from 1998 to 2004 on ways to improve the business environment, achieve higher rates of economic growt...

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Main Authors:	Liepina, Sanda, Coolidge, Jacqueline, Grava, Lars
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNT ACQUISITION ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIER ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY ANNUAL INCOME APPLICATION PROCESSES AVERAGE WAGE BANK LOAN BARRIER BARRIERS TO ENTRY BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICE BEST-PRACTICE BRIBES BROCHURES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS SURVEYS BUSINESSES BUYERS CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CAPITAL FORMATION CC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CLIENT COUNTRIES CONSUMERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORRUPTION COST OF LABOR COST SAVINGS CURRENCY CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DIRECT CREDIT DOMESTIC INVESTORS E-MAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUITY CAPITAL EXPATRIATE EXPENDITURES FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL STATISTICS FIXED CAPITAL FOREIGN CITIZENS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT ACTION GOVERNMENT ENTITIES GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES GUARANTEE AGENCY HOURLY WAGE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES ID IMPACT ANALYSIS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME TAX INCOMES INFLATION INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTITUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT COMMUNITY JOB CREATION KEY CHALLENGE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF INFORMATION LAND MARKETS LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATIVE REFORMS LICENSE LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURES MARKETING MATERIAL MATH MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MINIMUM WAGE MONOPOLIES NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANY OUTPUT OUTPUTS PAYMENT METHODS PENSIONERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER PARITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSPERITY PROTOCOLS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF WORK QUERIES QUESTIONNAIRE REAL ESTATE RED TAPE REDUCTION IN TIME REFORM PROGRAM REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITIES RESULT RESULTS SALARY SAVINGS SOCIAL INSURANCE STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION TAX TAX LAWS TAX LEGISLATION TAX PREPARATION TAX RATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TERM CONTRACT TOTAL COST TOTAL SAVINGS TRACK RECORDS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSACTION TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION COUNTRY TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TYPE OF COST UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION USES VALUATION VALUATIONS VERIFICATION VIDEO VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WEB WEB SITE WEB SITES WESTERN EUROPE WORLD TRADE WORTH
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/154971468045235473/Improving-the-business-environment-in-Latvia-the-impact-of-FIAS-assistance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28243

Improving the Business Environment in Latvia : The Impact of FIAS Assistance

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