An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis

The objective of the Botswana Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in Botswana in all its operational dimensions and promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment climate is made up of the ma...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/9439861/assessment-investment-climate-botswana-vol-2-2-detailed-results-econometric-analysis
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topic ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
BANK OF BOTSWANA
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BOOK VALUE
BUYERS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL USE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPETITOR
COMPETITORS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COST OF CAPITAL
COST OF LABOR
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
DEFLATORS
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ENTREPRENEURS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXCISE TAXES
EXPANSION
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIRM SIZE
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME INCREASES
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS
INVESTMENT CLIMATES
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LARGE ENTERPRISE
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LARGE FIRM
LARGE FIRMS
LATIN AMERICAN
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANPOWER
MANUFACTURERS
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
MEASURES OF PROFITABILITY
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MICROENTERPRISES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
NATURAL RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OVERHEAD COSTS
PENSION
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA INCOME
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PURCHASES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURN ON SALES
REVENUE SOURCES
SALARIES
SEES
SIZE OF FIRMS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SMALLER ENTERPRISES
SMALLER FIRMS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TAX RATE
TAX REVENUES
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL COST
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUE ADDED
WAGE
WAGE COSTS
WAGE STRUCTURE
WAGES
WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
BANK OF BOTSWANA
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BOOK VALUE
BUYERS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL USE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPETITOR
COMPETITORS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COST OF CAPITAL
COST OF LABOR
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
DEFLATORS
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ENTREPRENEURS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXCISE TAXES
EXPANSION
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIRM SIZE
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME INCREASES
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS
INVESTMENT CLIMATES
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LARGE ENTERPRISE
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LARGE FIRM
LARGE FIRMS
LATIN AMERICAN
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANPOWER
MANUFACTURERS
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
MEASURES OF PROFITABILITY
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MICROENTERPRISES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
NATURAL RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OVERHEAD COSTS
PENSION
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA INCOME
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PURCHASES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURN ON SALES
REVENUE SOURCES
SALARIES
SEES
SIZE OF FIRMS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SMALLER ENTERPRISES
SMALLER FIRMS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TAX RATE
TAX REVENUES
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL COST
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUE ADDED
WAGE
WAGE COSTS
WAGE STRUCTURE
WAGES
WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
WORKING CAPITAL
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An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
geographic_facet Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
description The objective of the Botswana Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in Botswana in all its operational dimensions and promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment climate is made up of the many location specific factors that shape the opportunities and incentives for firms to invest productively, create jobs, and expand. These factors include macroeconomic and regulatory policies; the security of property rights and the rule of law; and the quality of supporting institutions such as physical and financial infrastructure. The main sources of information for the ICA are two firm-level surveys. The first survey covered Small, Medium, and Large Enterprises (SMLEs) with five or more employees in retail trade, manufacturing, and other services. The second covered micro enterprise with fewer than five employees in the same sectors. Information from the survey is supplemented with information from other sources, including the doing business report; analytical reports by the World Bank, the international monetary fund, other international organizations and the Government of Botswana; and academic papers and reports. Although the analysis in this report suggests that there are some areas where the investment climate might be improved, it is important to note none of these problems with the possible exception of worker skills appear to be particularly debilitating. This suggests that other factors are probably also playing a role. One such factor is likely to be the small size (in terms of population) and remoteness of the economy. Another factor is the effect that is the macroeconomic effects of the large mining economy has on the competitiveness of the rest of the economy. Improving living standards and cutting poverty depends on broad-based economic growth, which will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by investing in human and physical capital and technological capacity. But firms will only invest when the investment climate is favorable.
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title An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
title_short An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
title_full An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
title_fullStr An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis
title_sort assessment of the investment climate in botswana, volume 2. detailed results and econometric analysis
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/9439861/assessment-investment-climate-botswana-vol-2-2-detailed-results-econometric-analysis
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spelling okr-10986-77472021-04-23T14:02:38Z An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Botswana, Volume 2. Detailed Results and Econometric Analysis World Bank ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE BANK OF BOTSWANA BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARK BOOK VALUE BUYERS CALCULATIONS CAPITAL USE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPANY COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITOR COMPETITORS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COST OF CAPITAL COST OF LABOR COUNTRY COMPARISONS CURRENCY APPRECIATION DEFLATORS DEPRECIATION DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXCISE TAXES EXPANSION EXPECTED RETURN EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM SIZE FIXED COSTS FOREIGN COMPANY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT GDP HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME INCREASES INDUSTRIALIZATION INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS INVESTMENT CLIMATES LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LARGE ENTERPRISE LARGE ENTERPRISES LARGE FIRM LARGE FIRMS LATIN AMERICAN LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN PRODUCTS LOCAL CURRENCY LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANPOWER MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION MEASURES OF PROFITABILITY METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROENTERPRISES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY NATURAL RESOURCES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OVERHEAD COSTS PENSION PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RETURN ON ASSETS RETURN ON SALES REVENUE SOURCES SALARIES SEES SIZE OF FIRMS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SMALLER ENTERPRISES SMALLER FIRMS SOURCE OF INFORMATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TAX RATE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL COST TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE ADDED WAGE WAGE COSTS WAGE STRUCTURE WAGES WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WORKING CAPITAL The objective of the Botswana Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in Botswana in all its operational dimensions and promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment climate is made up of the many location specific factors that shape the opportunities and incentives for firms to invest productively, create jobs, and expand. These factors include macroeconomic and regulatory policies; the security of property rights and the rule of law; and the quality of supporting institutions such as physical and financial infrastructure. The main sources of information for the ICA are two firm-level surveys. The first survey covered Small, Medium, and Large Enterprises (SMLEs) with five or more employees in retail trade, manufacturing, and other services. The second covered micro enterprise with fewer than five employees in the same sectors. Information from the survey is supplemented with information from other sources, including the doing business report; analytical reports by the World Bank, the international monetary fund, other international organizations and the Government of Botswana; and academic papers and reports. Although the analysis in this report suggests that there are some areas where the investment climate might be improved, it is important to note none of these problems with the possible exception of worker skills appear to be particularly debilitating. This suggests that other factors are probably also playing a role. One such factor is likely to be the small size (in terms of population) and remoteness of the economy. Another factor is the effect that is the macroeconomic effects of the large mining economy has on the competitiveness of the rest of the economy. Improving living standards and cutting poverty depends on broad-based economic growth, which will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by investing in human and physical capital and technological capacity. But firms will only invest when the investment climate is favorable. 2012-06-11T21:21:31Z 2012-06-11T21:21:31Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/9439861/assessment-investment-climate-botswana-vol-2-2-detailed-results-econometric-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7747 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) Economic & Sector Work Africa Southern Africa Botswana