An Assessment of the Investment Climate in South Africa

Clarke, George R.G.; Habyarimana, James; Ingram, Michael; Kaplan, David; Ramachandran, Vijaya

An Assessment of the Investment Climate in South Africa

2007

Clarke, George R.G. | Habyarimana, James | Ingram, Michael | Kaplan, David | Ramachandran, Vijaya

The objective of the South Africa Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in South Africa in all its operational dimensions and to promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment climate is made up of the many location-specific factors that shape opportunities and incentives for firms to invest productively, create jobs, and expand. These factors include macroeconomic and regulatory policies, the security of property rights and the rule of law, and the quality of supporting institutions such as physical and financial infrastructure. The main source of information for the ICA is a survey of over 800 formal private enterprises. The survey includes data on firm productivity, the cost of doing business, the regulatory environment, the labor market, the financial sector, the trade regime, and levels of investment. The analysis links business environment constraints to firm-level costs and productivity. Also, the investment climate and performance of firms in South Africa can be compared with those of firms in the more than 70 low- and middle income countries in which Investment Climate Surveys (ICSs) have been conducted.

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Washington, DC: World Bank

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Financial support; Investment climate; Dummy variables; Financial crisis; Incentives to save; Enterprise operation; Source of information; Regulatory burden; Earnings; International standards; Productivity increases; Rate of investment; Labor costs; Overdraft facilities; Foreign ownership; Large firms; Skilled workers; Economic cooperation; Low income; Commodity; Economic empowerment; Corporate tax rates; Capacity utilization; Retained earnings; Valuable; Private sector investment; Wage; Average productivity; Real exchange rates; Trade regime; Consumer price index; Labor market; Currency; Exchange rates; Macroeconomic stability; Financial sector; Total factor productivity; Household expenditures; Capital stock; Exporters; Financing of investment; Gross fixed capital formation; Factor markets; Protection payments; Foreign inflows; Labor force; Lack of credit; Macroeconomic variables; Corporate savings; Macroeconomic instability; Economic activity; Lack of competition; Corporate investment; Interest rate; Investment spending; Econometric analysis; Emerging market; Local currency; Capital expenditure; Investment climate assessment; Domestic saving; Reserve bank; Indirect costs; Investing; Enterprise performance; Corporate investments; Barriers to entry; Rents; Bank credit; The south african reserve bank; Export growth; New entrants; Real gdp; Financial infrastructure; Market size; Access to credit; Trade credit; Training programs; Price index; Future growth; Rates of return; Unskilled workers; Competitive markets; Dummy variable; International markets; National treasury; Calculations; Tax rates; Amount of capital; Enforcement of contracts; Enterprise operations; Investment projects; Potential investors; Real interest; Government expenditures; Productivity growth; Consumer; Profit rate; Micro enterprises; Investment activities; Country comparisons; Investment rate; Constant returns to scale; Government spending; Salary; Forecasts; Firm performance; Wage growth; Production function; Investment activity; Investment climate assessments; Statements; Global markets; Price takers; Shares of investment; Unskilled worker; Access to financing; Metropolitan areas; Average exchange rates; Political risk; Macroeconomic environment; Loan; Absenteeism; Exchange rate instability; Positive coefficient; Smaller firms; Organized crime; Fixed investment; Real exchange rate; Contributions; Security costs; Business investment; Training program; Organizational structure; Reserve; Subsidiary; Market concentration; Collateral; Income statements; Dollar prices; Per capita income; Systemic risk; Monetary fund; Productive investments; Total cost; Book value; Government ownership; Bank loan; Investment decisions; Overdraft facility; Access to capital; Real interest rates; Capital inflows; Recent loan; Corporate saving; Capital investment; Investment rates; Cost of labor; Macroeconomic performance; Contribution; Current prices

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