Poland - Convergence to Europe : The Challenge of Productivity Growth - Investment Climate Assessment

Improving the investment climate is a key pillar of the World Bank's private sector development strategy. Without a good investment climate, firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from farmers to micro-enterprises to local manufacturing concerns...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ADVERSE EFFECT AGRICULTURE ARBITRATION ASSET BASE ASSET SALES ASSETS AUDITING BANK CREDIT BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR ASSETS BANKING SERVICES BANKING SUPERVISION BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BENCHMARK DATA BENCHMARKING BONDS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK COAL COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS COMMERCIAL LOANS COMPANY LAW COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE BOND CORPORATE BOND MARKETS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDIBILITY CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CREDITORS CURRENCY CURRENCY DEPRECIATION CURRENCY DEPRECIATIONS DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISPUTE RESOLUTION DIVISION OF LABOR DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIFE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT EQUITY MARKET EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXPENDITURE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXPROPRIATION FACTORING FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL REFORM FISHING FIXED COSTS FIXED INVESTMENT FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FORESTRY GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEFICIT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VALUE HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME TAX INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE PENSION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT SPENDING JUDICIAL SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR STANDARDS LACK OF COMPETITION LAND TITLES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LOAN MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ECONOMY MARKET REFORM MARKET REFORMS MICRO-ENTERPRISES MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLY MORTGAGE MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL INVESTMENT NON-PERFORMING LOANS OPEN ECONOMY OVERDRAFT FACILITIES PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUND ASSET PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONAL INCOME POTENTIAL OUTPUT PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE RETAINED EARNINGS RETURN SAVINGS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SECURITIES SECURITIES LAW SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER VALUE SHAREHOLDERS STATE BANKING STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET STOCKS STRATEGIC INVESTORS SUBSIDIARY TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX EXPENDITURES TAX LAWS TAX PLANNING TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORMS TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION ECONOMY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE VALUE ADDED WAGES
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