LEADER 05337nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910451564303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-19130-2 010 $a9786611191306 010 $a0-8213-7190-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484123 035 $a(EBL)459573 035 $a(OCoLC)213450049 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087498 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12007223 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087498 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10054197 035 $a(PQKB)10288633 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459573 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459573 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212642 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL119130 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484123 100 $a20070724d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImproving the business environment in Latvia$b[electronic resource] $ethe impact of FIAS assistance /$fSanda Liepina, Jacqueline Collidge, Lars Grava 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (104 p.) 225 1 $aOccasional paper / FIAS ;$v18 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7189-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-92). 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN LATVIA:THE IMPACT OF FIAS ASSISTANCE; Figure 1. FIAS Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; Figure 2. Cycle of Reforms; Figure 3. Areas of Regulation Considered by Businesses to Impede Their Operation and Growth, 2001, 2003, and 2005; Table 1. Changes in Obstacles to Doing Business between 2002 and 2005; Figure 4. Business Registration in EU Accession Countries, 2004 and 2005; Box 1.Inspections Reform: More Professional Inspections, More Accountability in the Inspection Process 327 $aFigure 1B.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003Figure 1B.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2. Summary of the Quantifiable Impact of Reform; Figure 5. Annual FDI in Latvia, 1996 through September 2005; Figure 6. Rates of Unemployment and Job Seekers, 1999-2004; Table 3. Key Indicators of Economic Development, 1999-2005; Figure 7. Comparison of Average Wage and the Cost of Minimum Subsistence, 1997-2005; Figure 8. GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999 and 2005; Figure 9. Change in GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999-2005; Figure 10. Poverty Trends in Latvia, 1998-2004 327 $aTable 4. Key Poverty and Inequality Statistics, 1998-2004APPENDIX 1:OVERVIEW OF THE FIAS PROGRAM IN LATVIA 1998-2004; Table 1A.1. Logical Framework for Removal of Administrative Barriers to Investment; APPENDIX 2:DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIAS' LATVIA PROGRAM; Table 2A.1. Inspections: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.2. Average Number of Annual Inspections per Company Inspected; Table 2A.3. Changes in Selected Performance Indicators of the State Labor Inspectorate 327 $aTable 2A.4. Selected Performance Indicators of the Fire and Rescue Service and the State Labor InspectorateTable 2A.5. Government Information Available to Enterprises; Table 2A.6. Evaluation of Inspectorate Web Sites,August 2004; Figure 2A.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.7. Customs Administration, Border-Crossing, and Import/Export Procedures: Reform Recommendations and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.3. Business Opinions on Customs Services Obstacles to Operation and Growth, 2003; Figure 2A.4. Customs Control Work, 1998-2003 327 $aFigure 2A.5. Number of Customs Declarations (Import, Export,Transit), 1998-2003, and Amount of Calculated Tax, 2000-03Table 2A.8. Tax Administration: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.6. Time Required for Tax Preparation, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.9. Work Permits: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Table 2A.10. Land and Construction Procedures: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.7. Building Permits Issued Nationally for Houses, Nonresidential Buildings, and Engineering Structures, 1999-2003; Figure 2A.8. Building Permits Issued in Riga, 1998-2003 327 $aFigure 2A.9. Length of Real Estate and Construction Procedures, 2001, 2003, and 2005 330 $aThis book tracks the process through which the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) of the World Bank Group advised the government of Latvia from 1998 to 2004 on ways to improve the business environment, achieve higher rates of economic growth, and thereby alleviate poverty. 410 0$aOccasional paper (Foreign Investment Advisory Service) ;$v18. 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$zLatvia 607 $aLatvia$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 607 $aLatvia$xEconomic policy$y21st century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign 676 $a650.094796 700 $aLiepina$b Sanda$01054929 701 $aCoolidge$b Jacqueline G$0919681 701 $aGrava$b Lars$01054930 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451564303321 996 $aImproving the business environment in Latvia$92487934 997 $aUNINA