Kenya : Growth and Competitiveness

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-20T14:01:35Z
dc.date2012-06-20T14:01:35Z
dc.date2005-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:25:36Z
dc.descriptionThe conclusions of the recently-conducted Kenya Investment Climate Assessment (ICA), based on a survey of 368 firms, have a bearing on the country's growth agenda. The results have a bearing on the key issue of labor productivity and its implications on firm performance, revealing that capital-intensity in Kenya was relatively high, compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and also to firms in China and India, but also relatively less productive. Labor productivity in Kenya had not improved materially over the past decade or so, so that unit labor costs compared very unfavorably with those prevailing in Asian countries like India, China, Indonesia or Thailand. Major constraints to doing business cited by firms in the survey related to infrastructure, tax administration and corruption. On infrastructure, power supply was seen as the most problematic, on account of the high number of outages, compounded by high losses in transmission and distribution. 64 percent of firms reported damage to equipment on account of power outages or fluctuations valued at nearly $15,000 per firm per year. To cope with these outages 70 percent of firms had acquired generators, further adding to the cost of doing business. Road and rail services were reported by most firms as being of very poor quality, and nearly a quarter of firms reported having to spend their own resources to improve the quality of roads in surrounding areas. On corruption, three quarters of firms surveyed reported this as a problem, though only about half reported having to spend resources in terms of unofficial payments.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5646388/kenya-growth-competitiveness
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8505
dc.identifier10.1596/8505
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417984
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET VALUE
dc.subjectMATCHING GRANTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectNOMINAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.titleKenya : Growth and Competitiveness

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