LEADER 02812nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910454337803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-02649-6 010 $a9786612026492 010 $a0-8213-7813-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000755710 035 $a(EBL)459524 035 $a(OCoLC)560620984 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085452 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11998255 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085452 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10024971 035 $a(PQKB)11004565 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459524 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10285625 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL202649 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000755710 100 $a20081218d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn assessment of the investment climate in Kenya$b[electronic resource] /$fGiuseppe Iarossi 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (140 p.) 225 1 $aDirections in development. Private sector development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7812-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Overview; Chapter 1 Competitiveness of Kenyan Firms; Figures; Chapter 2 Business Climate; Tables; Chapter 3 Access to Finance; Chapter 4 Labor Markets and Human Capital; Chapter 5 Microenterprises in Kenya; Chapter 6 Recommendations; References; Index 330 $aAlthough Kenya has recorded some improvements in the last four years, including an increase in productivity, Kenyan firms still face an adverse business environment. The central objective of this report is to identify the main impediments to productivity growth faced by Kenyan firms. The top constraints identified by the Kenyan managers were tax rates, access to finance, corruption, security, infrastructure services (electricity and transportation), and business licensing. Kenya has reduced the corporate tax rates in recent years. Nevertheless, objective indicators suggest that the tax burden 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pPrivate sector development. 606 $aInvestments$zKenya 606 $aBusiness enterprises$zKenya 606 $aCorporate culture$zKenya 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInvestments 615 0$aBusiness enterprises 615 0$aCorporate culture 676 $a330.96762 700 $aIarossi$b Giuseppe$0918318 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454337803321 996 $aAn assessment of the investment climate in Kenya$92111435 997 $aUNINA