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The Investment Climate in South Asia : Volume 2. Country Profiles

This report summarizes the findings of Investment Climate Assessments (ICAs) carried out for all countries in the South Asia region. It compares South Asian countries to countries in other regions, analyzes similarities and differences within the r...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT ACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE BANK ACCESS BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANK LOAN BANKING ASSETS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY FRAMEWORK BORROWER BRIBES BUDGET DEFICITS BUSES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS PROBLEM CAPITAL FINANCE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOW CASH FLOW ANALYSIS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPUTER TRAINING CONGESTION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT LINES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CREDIT SOURCES CREDIT UNION CREDITWORTHINESS DEBIT CARD DEBT DEBT FINANCING DECENTRALIZATION DEPOSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRIVING EARNINGS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICY ELECTRONIC BANKING EMPLOYEE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS ENROLLMENT ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS ENTREPRENEURS EQUIPMENT EQUITY MARKETS EXPORT GROWTH EXPRESSWAYS EXTERNAL FINANCING FARES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORM OF CREDIT FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GREATER ACCESS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH INTEREST RATES HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES ID ILLITERACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSPECTION INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FINANCING INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATES INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FINANCING JUDICIAL REFORMS JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF COLLATERAL LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND MARKET LAND MARKETS LEGAL SYSTEM LENDERS LETTERS OF CREDIT LIMITED ACCESS LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN APPLICATION LOAN RECOVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LONG-TERM FINANCE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET CONDITIONS MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MONEY LENDERS MULTINATIONAL NONPAYMENT OUTSTANDING LOANS OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFT FACILITIES OVERDRAFT FACILITY OVERDRAFTS OVERHEAD COSTS PENETRATION RATE PHONE PENETRATION PHYSICAL ASSETS POLLUTION POOR ACCESS POPULATION GROWTH POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC BANKS RAIL RAIL NETWORK RAIL SERVICES RAILROADS RAILWAYS REAL ESTATE RECESSIONARY PERIOD REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELIANCE ON COLLATERAL REMITTANCES RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK SAFETY SALES GROWTH SANITATION SHARE OF INVESTMENT SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL-BUSINESS SPEEDS START-UP START-UPS STATE BANKS SUBSIDIZATION SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES TARIFF BARRIERS TAX TAX RATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERM CREDIT TRADE CREDITS TRADE FINANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADING TRAFFIC TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS TRUCKS TRUE UNION UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS VEHICLE VEHICLES VENTURE CAPITAL VILLAGES WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/16589114/south-asia-investment-climate-south-asia-vol-2-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12606

The Investment Climate in South Asia : Volume 2. Country Profiles

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