An assessment of the investment climate in Kenya [[electronic resource] /] / Giuseppe Iarossi

• Autore: Iarossi Giuseppe
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.96762
• Soggetto topico: Investments - Kenya; Business enterprises - Kenya; Corporate culture - Kenya
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Although 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
• Titolo autorizzato: An assessment of the investment climate in Kenya
• ISBN: 1-282-02649-6; 9786612026492; 0-8213-7813-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454337803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). . -Private sector development.