The Gambia : An Assessment of the Investment Climate

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The Gambia : An Assessment of the Investment Climate

2009

World Bank

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.

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Trade regime; Access to financing; Domestic market; Overdraft; Financial system; Business people; Comparative advantage; Fiscal policy; Promotion of investments; Economic reform; Capital stock; Oil; Property owners; Recession; Access to finance; Intermediate inputs; Benchmarking; Trade credit; Fiscal burden; High interest rate; Tax code; Registration process; Balance sheet; Financial viability; Firm performance; Long term financing; Labor productivity; Government revenues; Long term assets; Npl; Business community; Withholding tax; Trade taxes; Dividends; Foreign equity; Foreign investments; Regulatory framework; Trade reforms; Employee; Capital use; Self-exclusion; Trading; Reserves; Financial crisis; Macroeconomic stability; Direct investment; Inflation rate; Judicial system; Tax; Economic activity; Economic developments; Regulatory authority; Credibility; Institutional capacity; Cost of credit; Agricultural output; Banking system; Advanced economies; Policy environment; Inflationary pressures; Land market; Country comparisons; Investment policy; Business activities; Trade union; Human development; Tax system; Macroeconomic management; Mortgage; Production function; Tax compliance; Municipalities; Constant returns to scale; Output loss; Corporate governance; Exporters; Total factor productivity; Foreign investors; Pension funds; Banking sector; Currency; Government spending; Business development services; Book value; Ldcs; Legal title; Enabling environment; Monetary policy; Tax rates; Electricity services; Foreign exchange; Access to bank; Bank credit; Technical assistance; Real interest rates; Cost of capital; Credit market; Regulatory capacities; External shocks; Investment climate; Benchmark; Accelerated depreciation; Business enterprise; Tax burden; Tax obligations; Cadastre system; Economic outlook; Enterprise development; Vulnerable consumers; Deregulation; Exporter; Investment rate; Foreign direct investments; Tax revenues; Domestic credit; Macroeconomic data; Enterprise growth; Lending interest rates; Business development; Financial sector; Export competitiveness; Macroeconomic instability; Bribe; Regulatory constraints; International markets; Regulatory system; Amount of capital; Market economy; Demand for credit; Internal funds; Bank financing; Value of output; Macroeconomic environment; Tax regime; Capacity constraints; Real interest; Collateral; Credit rationing; Interest rate; Exploitation; Distorted incentives; Capital investment; Expatriate; Local investors; M2; Labor force; Labor market; Organizational structure; Public assets; Labor costs; Deflators; Education levels; Tax administration; Retained earnings; Receipts; Competitive advantage; Economic stability; Microfinance institutions; Import costs; Housing finance; Credit scoring; Real gdp; Trade policy; Competitiveness; Registration processes; Spot markets; Local business; Investment activities; Environmental; Overdrafts; Economic performance

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DOI http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/16349590/gambia-assessment-investment-climate https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12983

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2009

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