Lao PDR Investment Climate Assessment 2014 : Policy Uncertainty in the Midst of a Natural Resources Boom

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dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2015-02-25T23:12:47Z
dc.date2015-02-25T23:12:47Z
dc.date2014-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:43Z
dc.descriptionThe World Bank undertakes periodic Investment Climate Assessments in order to provide policymakers with a better understanding of how the private sector is performing and where the principal constraints to increased private sector investment are to be found. These assessments are informed by Enterprise Survey that follow a standardized approach and are conducted with the objective of providing detailed information on firm-level performance and constraints. So far, Enterprise Surveys have been conducted in more than 135 different countries and capturing data from over 130,000 individual businesses. This is the third Investment Climate Assessment carried out in Lao PDR, and builds on findings from the previous assessments carried out by the World Bank in 2007 and 2011, each of which was in turn informed by an Enterprise Survey. This 2014 Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is based on an Enterprise Survey undertaken across Loa PDR for the World Bank in late 2012. The survey covered nearly 400 formal private firms across six provinces, including small, medium-sized and large firms. Half of the businesses surveyed were in manufacturing and half in services. The World Bank Enterprise Surveys are the only firm-level data collected in Lao PDR that use stratified random sampling, and thus allow for results from the sample to be considered statistically representative of the entire Lao private sector. It is also the only Enterprise Survey in the country that captures detailed firm performance data on sales and cost of sales, from which aggregate estimates of firm level profitability and productivity can be computed. The economy of Lao PDR has been growing rapidly based principally on the development of natural resource based industries. The transformation of natural wealth in terms of the country s mineral and water resources has propelled high rates of investment and economic expansion for more than a decade. Lao PDR has become a middle income economy and the country has achieved success in reducing poverty and delivering improved public service the natural resource development process has also created spillover effects, mostly notable via strong expansion in the services and construction domestic private sectors.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23884202/investment-climate-assessment-2014-policy-uncertainty-midst-natural-resources-boom-vol-2-main-report
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21506
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21506
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412344
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectBACKBONE
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBOOK VALUE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS MANAGERS
dc.subjectBUSINESS MODEL
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL USE
dc.subjectCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST OF SALES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EXPANSION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROUPINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DATA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONALIZATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET VALUE
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMEASURES OF PROFITABILITY
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectOVERHEAD COSTS
dc.subjectOVERVALUATION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPHOTO
dc.subjectPLANNED ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectPRICE TAKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectRETURN ON ASSETS
dc.subjectRETURN ON SALES
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNFAIR COMPETITION
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleLao PDR Investment Climate Assessment 2014 : Policy Uncertainty in the Midst of a Natural Resources Boom

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