Description: The Gambia : An Assessment of the Investment Climate

The Gambia : An Assessment of the Investment Climate

The situation in The Gambia is a good example of the many challenges small states have to deal with. The country is faced with institutional capacity constraints and due to a narrow resource base and a small domestic market, its production base an...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCOUNTING ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL BALANCE SHEET BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BOOK VALUE BRIBE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PEOPLE CADASTRE CADASTRE SYSTEM CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL USE COLLATERAL COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMERS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION COST OF CAPITAL COST OF CREDIT COUNTRY COMPARISONS CREDIBILITY CREDIT MARKET CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT SCORING CURRENCY DEFLATORS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIRECT INVESTMENT DISTORTED INCENTIVES DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STABILITY EDUCATION LEVELS ELECTRICITY SERVICES EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPATRIATE EXPLOITATION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL VIABILITY FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL POLICY FISH FISHERIES FISHING FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FORESTRY GENDER GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROWTH RATE HIGH INTEREST RATE HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORT COSTS INCOME INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT RATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND MARKET LAWS LDCS LEGAL TITLE LENDING INTEREST RATES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL INVESTORS LONG TERM ASSETS LONG TERM FINANCING M2 MACROECONOMIC DATA MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ECONOMY MATURITY MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONETARY POLICY MORTGAGE MUNICIPALITIES NPL OIL OPERATING COSTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OUTPUT LOSS OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFTS PENSION PENSION FUNDS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PROFITABILITY PROMOTION OF INVESTMENTS PROPERTY OWNERS PUBLIC ASSETS REAL ESTATE REAL GDP REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RECEIPTS RECESSION REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY CAPACITIES REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY SYSTEM REMITTANCES RESERVES RETAINED EARNINGS RETURNS SAVINGS SELF-EXCLUSION SPOT MARKETS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BURDEN TAX CODE TAX COMPLIANCE TAX OBLIGATIONS TAX RATES TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE CREDIT TRADE POLICY TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE TAXES TRADE UNION TRADING TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS VALUE ADDED VALUE OF OUTPUT VULNERABLE CONSUMERS WAGES WATER SUPPLY WITHHOLDING TAX WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/16349590/gambia-assessment-investment-climate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12983

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Summary:	The situation in The Gambia is a good example of the many challenges small states have to deal with. The country is faced with institutional capacity constraints and due to a narrow resource base and a small domestic market, its production base and exports show little diversification. Like other small states, the country tends to rely heavily on external trade and foreign investment to overcome its scale and resource limitation, increasing its vulnerability to external shocks. The objective of this report is to analyze the investment climate of The Gambia in its every dimension. It is the first time such a comprehensive report is prepared by the World Bank about the investment climate in The Gambia. Recent World Bank reports only look at specific areas of the investment climate and do not provide a global assessment of investment climate issues based on firm level data as does this report. A final and brief chapter provides a synthesis of the report and some strategic directions aimed at improving the business environment in the country.

The Gambia : An Assessment of the Investment Climate

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