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dc.titleThe Business Climate in Jamaica: What Does the Enterprise Survey Have to Say?
dc.contributor.authorNugent, Stevonne
dc.contributor.authorSchmid, Juan Pedro
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Caribbean Group
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.date.available2014-01-22T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractJamaican firms are constantly plagued by a number of issues that restrict their ability to grow. The World Bank's Enterprise Survey examined the key indicators to give insight on the business climate in Jamaica. Compared with firms in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, Jamaican firms face several constraints to growth and operation. Within the Caribbean Country Department (CCB), Jamaica is the only member - except Suriname - that identified close to half of the areas as constraints to firm operation. Tax rates, access to finance, practices of the informal sector, and electricity were identified as their biggest obstacles.
dc.format.extent17
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008436
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Business-Climate-in-Jamaica-What-Does-the-Enterprise-Survey-Have-to-Say.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectBusiness Development
dc.subject.jelcodeD21 - Firm Behavior: Theory
dc.subject.jelcodeM13 - New Firms • Startups
dc.subject.jelcodeM38 - Government Policy and Regulation
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberPolicy Briefs
idb.operationRG-P1525
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