Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth : Lao People's Democratic Republic Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment

The survey on Lao private sector and investment climate covered 303 firms in six sectors and seven provinces (Vientiane City, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luangnamtha, Xayaboury, Savannakhet, and Champassack). The survey included 246 firms in manufactu...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, Asian Development Bank
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING ADB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AIR APPLICATION PROCESS BANK FINANCING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BARTER BEST PRACTICES BORDER TRANSPORTATION BORROWING BOTTLENECKS BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CALCULATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FORMATION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITIES CONSUMER CONSUMER INFORMATION CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONTRIBUTION CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CURRENCY CURRENCY MISMATCHES CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT DEBT REPAYMENT DEFICITS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVERS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE PROMOTION ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTER EXPORTERS FINANCE CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCING FACILITIES FIRM PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDICRAFT HANDICRAFTS HIGH TRANSPORT HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS HOUSEHOLD BUSINESSES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCE INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION CAMPAIGN INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LABOR FORCE LARGE ENTERPRISES LARGE FIRMS LEGAL SYSTEM LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE LOAN LONG-TERM ASSETS LONG-TERM INVESTMENT LONG-TERM LOANS LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY MARKET ECONOMY MARKETING MATURITIES MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONETARY FUND MONETARY STABILITY MONEY LENDERS MULTINATIONAL NOMINAL INTEREST RATES OPPORTUNITY COSTS OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFT FACILITIES OVERDRAFT FACILITY POLICE POOR ACCESS POOR INVESTMENT POVERTY RATES PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRES REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RED TAPE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY POLICY REPAYMENT CAPACITY ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROADS SALES SENIOR SHORT-TERM CAPITAL SKILLED WORKERS SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALLER ENTERPRISES SOURCES OF FINANCE STAKEHOLDERS START-UP STATE BANKS STRATEGIC INVESTORS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX RATES TAX RULES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FACILITATION TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS TRUE TURNOVER URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VILLAGES WITHDRAWAL WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8886562/lao-private-sector-investment-climate-assessment-reducing-investment-climate-constraints-higher-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7591

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Summary:	The survey on Lao private sector and investment climate covered 303 firms in six sectors and seven provinces (Vientiane City, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luangnamtha, Xayaboury, Savannakhet, and Champassack). The survey included 246 firms in manufacturing covering wood processing, construction materials, garments, textiles/handicraft, and food and beverage sectors and 57 firms in tourism covering hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies. With the exception of the garment and wood processing sectors, which traditionally have larger firms and more foreign investment, most firms in the sample were domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The survey provided three types of information useful for the Investment Climate Assessment: perceptions of firms operating in Lao PDR regarding the relative importance of investment climate constraints to their businesses; quantitative data on firms' performance and productivity; and comparator country information from their ICAs, for benchmarking Lao PDR's investment climate against regional standards.

Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth : Lao People's Democratic Republic Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment

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