West Bank and Gaza - Investment Climate Assessment : Unlocking the Potential of the Private Sector

It is the purpose of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) to look at what hinders the move of the Palestinians to new markets and what can be done to encourage it. The ICA reveals that shrinking market access and the lack of free movement are t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE AUTONOMY AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE WAGE BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK LOAN BANK PRODUCT BANKING SECTOR BANKS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS TRAVEL BUYERS CALCULATIONS CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAPITAL MARKETS CERTIFICATE CHECKS COLLATERAL COMMERCE COMMERCIAL LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CREDIT FACILITIES CUSTOMS DAYS OF INVENTORY DELIVERY TIMES DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRY DIRECT INVESTMENT DIRECT SALES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISE SURVEY EQUIPMENT EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL MARKETS FACTORING FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN TRADE GDP GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS GROWTH RATE HOLDING HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES ID INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INCOME TAXES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSPECTIONS INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNAL CAPABILITIES INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES JOB CREATION JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LACK OF COLLATERAL LACK OF CREDIT LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND POLICY LARGE BUSINESSES LAWS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LICENSE LICENSES LIQUIDITY LOAN LOCAL BUSINESSES LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL ENTERPRISES LOCAL MARKET LOW COST MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURE MARKET INFORMATION MARKET REQUIREMENTS MARKETING MATERIAL MICRO ENTERPRISES MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROENTERPRISES MIDDLE EAST MIDDLEMAN MIDDLEMEN MONOPOLIES MORTGAGE MORTGAGE FINANCE MORTGAGES MOVEMENT OF GOODS NATURAL RESOURCES NET WORTH NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AFRICA OPEN ACCESS OPEN ECONOMIES OPEN MARKETS OPERATING COSTS OPERATING LEASES PER CAPITA INCOMES POLITICAL RISK POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABLE INVESTMENT PROTOCOL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REAL ESTATE REGISTRY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELATED COST RELIABILITY REMITTANCES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATES RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE RETURN RETURNS RISK AVERSE SALE SALES SECURITIES SECURITIES EXCHANGE SENIOR SETTLEMENT SKILLED WORKERS SMALLER FIRMS SOURCE OF INFORMATION STOCKS STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPERVISION TARIFF BARRIERS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL EXPERTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL COST TOTAL COSTS TRADE DEFICIT TRADE FINANCE TRADE FLOWS TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT USES VALUE ADDED WAGE WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORLD MARKET WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8011192/west-bank-gaza-investment-climate-assessment-unlocking-potential-private-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7792

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Summary:	It is the purpose of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) to look at what hinders the move of the Palestinians to new markets and what can be done to encourage it. The ICA reveals that shrinking market access and the lack of free movement are the main constraints to growth for Palestinian enterprises. Relative to other countries in the region, the Palestinian investment climate is good: petty corruption is low, the bureaucracy is relatively efficient and financial markets are well developed. Despite this, Palestinian enterprises have not invested enough to maintain their international competitiveness. However, the report points out that the growing settlements and movement restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities for security reasons overshadow all other elements of the investment climate. The restrictions close off markets, raise transaction costs and prevent producers from guaranteeing delivery dates. The closures also serve to keep firms small and prevent them from attaining minimum efficient scale. The ICA policy recommendations fall into three broad categories: movement and access, the investment climate, and enterprise capabilities. For the Palestinian private sector to fulfill its potential and create the jobs required by the rapidly expanding population, all three of these areas must be addressed. However, re-establishing free movement and access, while maintaining Israeli security, is the sine qua non for a viable Palestinian economy. Without a concerted political effort to re-open markets and lower transaction costs the Palestinian private sector is bound to fail.

West Bank and Gaza - Investment Climate Assessment : Unlocking the Potential of the Private Sector

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