TY - BOOK TI - The investment climate in Afghanistan : : exploiting opportunities in an Uncertain environment / AV - Pamphlet KNF3127. A67. PY - 2005/// CY - Washington DC, USA : PB - The World Bank, KW - Environmental law – Afghanistan KW - Environment – Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- N1 - Cover title. “December 2005”—Cover page ; “Finance and Private Sector ; South Asia Region, World Bank”—title page; Contents: Executive summary—1. Overview—2. The state of the private sector—3. Today’s investment challenges—4. Accelerating private investment : what needs to be done—Policy recommendation matrix—Annex A—Annex B—Annex C—References N2 - Summary “In a post conflict environment, attracting new foreign and domestic firm is central to private sector development. New decisions about investment (in existing or new firms) usually depend on the availability of five basic factors: political and economic stability and security; clear unambiguous regulations; reasonable tax rates that are equitably enforced; access to finance and infrastructures; and an appropriately skilled workforce. In Afghanistan, these conditions are lacking. The challenges facing the government of Afghanistan in addressing these constraints and in turn attracting further foreign and domestic investment cannot be underestimated…”—(Summary page) ER -