Improving the business environment in Latvia [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of FIAS assistance / / Sanda Liepina, Jacqueline Collidge, Lars Grava

• Autore: Liepina Sanda
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (104 p.)
• Disciplina: 650.094796
• Soggetto topico: Investments, Foreign - Latvia
• Soggetto geografico: Latvia Economic conditions 21st century; Latvia Economic policy 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CoolidgeJacqueline G GravaLars
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; Figure 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 ; Table 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 ; Table 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 ; Figure 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 ; Figure 2A.9. Length of Real Estate and Construction Procedures, 2001, 2003, and 2005
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving the business environment in Latvia
• ISBN: 1-281-19130-2; 9786611191306; 0-8213-7190-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451564303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Occasional paper (Foreign Investment Advisory Service) ; ; 18.