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Performance
- Capacity Utilization
  - Capacity Shortage
    - Age of productive equipment (fixed capital)
    - Value of rejected orders per year.
  - Average level of capacity utilization
    - Capacity utilization three years before global financial crisis, average
    - Capacity utilization during global financial crisis, average
- Profit
  - Profit margin
    - Expected profit margin before tax
  - Return on Assets
    - Return on assets
  - Profit rate before taxes
    - Annual gross profit rate
  - Profit rate after taxes
    - Annual profit rate after tax
- Value Added
  - Total Value Added
    - Value added, total
- Growth
  - Sales
    - Sales growth
  - Export
    - Export growth
  - Employment
    - Employment growth
Business Linkages
- Buyer-side linkages
  - Domestic Buyers
    - Number of domestic buyers
    - Number of foreign buyers
    - Number of new domestic buyers
    - Number of new foreign owned buyers based in the country
  - Foreign Buyers
    - Number of locally based foreign buyers
  - Buyer types
    - Sales to consumers/end users, % of total sales
    - Sales to distributors/wholesalers, % of total sales
    - Sales to government, % of total sales
    - Sales to manufacturers, % of total sales
    - Sales to NGO/international agencies, % of total sales
    - Sales to retailers, % of total sales
- Supplier-side Linkages
  - Domestic Suppliers
    - Distributer's/Wholesaler's share as suppliers
    - Manufacturer's share as suppliers
    - Number of suppliers based in the country
  - All suppliers
    - Number of suppliers, total
  - Foreign suppliers
    - Number of foreign suppliers based outside the country
- Inter-Company Cooperation
  - Outsourcing
    - Value of contracted-out work, total
  - Assistance to Suppliers
    - Expenditures on improving suppliers' operations, total
  - Subcontracting
    - Value of sub-contract work, total
Investment Environment
- Investment Activity
  - Disinvestment
    - Disinvestment value in last 3 years.
  - Last major realized investment
    - Last major new investment, in USD.
  - Planned Investment
    - Total value of expansion into other countries
Human Resources
- Total Workforce
  - Training
    - External training expenditure
    - Internal training expenditure
    - Training expenditures, total
  - Workforce ratios
    - Share of female employees
  - Labor Costs
    - Wage bill, total
  - Employment
    - Full-time employees
- Workforce by type of work
  - Production workers
    - Share of female employees, Production work
  - Technical workers
    - Share of female employees, Management
Company Profile
- Management
  - Contract payment
    - Franchise agreement, value
    - Licence agreement, value
    - Management contract, value
- Investment History
  - Initial Investment
    - Initial investment, Foreign
    - Initial investment, Domestic
    - Company age
Business Operations
- Outputs
  - Sales
    - Sales two financial years ago, total
    - Sales, total
    - Output, total
  - Production
    - Domestic market share in total sales
- Inputs
  - Inputs purchased
    - Inputs, total
  - Inventories
    - Inventory turnover
  - Procurement
    - Inputs, Imported directly by company
    - Inputs, Imported by a local importer
    - Inputs, Imported through the foreign parent company
    - Inputs, Manufactured locally
    - Inputs, Acquired through other channels
Fixed Capital Formation
- Acquisition of fixed Capital
  - Planned investment/disinvestment
    - Planned disinvestment, in USD
    - Planned new investment, in USD
    - Predicted fixed asset growth
- End-of-Year Value of Fixed Capital Stock
  - Total fixed assets
    - End-of-year fixed assets, total
Fiscal Contribution
- Tax Expenditure
  - Tax Payments
    - Tax, total
  - Tax Ratios
    - Tax over total sales
- Fiscal Subsidies/Incentives
  - Subsidies/Incentives for Foreign Companies
    - Total incentives
Energy
- Electricity
  - Electricity Expenditure
    - Electricity costs
Balance Sheet Indicators
- Assets
  - Total Assets
    - Current assets, total
    - Future fixed assets
    - Assets (fixed plus current), total
  - Intangibles
    - Acquisition of intangible assets
    - Stock of intangible assets
- Liabilities
  - Current Liabilities
    - Current liabilities
  - Long-term Liabilities
    - Long-term liabilities
  - Total liabilities
    - Liabilities, total
  - Equity
    - Company's net worth
- Ratios
  - Asset Ratios
    - Debt/asset ratio
    - Fixed asset ratio
International Trade
- Export
  - Channels of Export
    - Indirect exports
    - Intra-group exports
    - Exports to associate/sister company
  - Total export activity
    - Total exports in USD.
  - Export Ratios
    - Export intensity.
  - Destinations of Export
    - Export share to China
    - Export share to EU
    - Export share to India
    - Export share to MENA
    - Export share to other Asia
    - Export share to other destinations
    - Export share to South Africa
    - Export share to SSA (excluding SA)
    - Export share to USA
Efficiency
- Labor Productivity
  - Labor Intensities and Capital Labor Ratios
    - Capital labor ratio for full-time employees
  - Operating margin per employee
  - Output and Employment
    - Total sales per full-time employee
    - Output per worker
- Input Efficiency
  - Capital Intensity
    - Sales over fixed assets
Governance
- Decision-making power
  - Subsidiary autonomy
    - Power of local management
    - Power of local management, WO subsidiaries
  - Domestic partner autonomy
    - Power of local management in JVs
Innovation & Know-How
- Technology
  - Acquisition of technology
    - Adaptation and upgrade of technology expenditure
- Innovation Expenditure
  - R&D Expenditure
    - Research and development expenditures
Investment Services
- IPA assessment
  - Registration details
    - Time To License

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- Business development
  - Accessibility
    - Quality and availability of consultancy services
    - Quality and availability of distribution channels
    - Quality and availability of innovative production technology (machinery, techniques, etc.)
    - Quality and availability of other services
    - Quality and availability of quality control & standardization
    - Quality and availability of support institutions (e.g. labs, training centers)
- Selection
  - Establishment before 2004
    - Recent establishment
  - Major investment since 2004
    - Major investment since 2003
- Importance of services
  - Implementation Phase Services
    - Importance of IPA service: access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Importance of IPA service: facilitation of building construction
    - Importance of IPA service: finding key staff
    - Importance of IPA service: finding suitable sites
  - Operation Phase Services
    - Importance of IPA service: access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Importance of IPA service: assistance in upgrading
    - Importance of IPA service: complaint resolution
    - Importance of IPA service: information on finance
    - Importance of IPA service: matchmaking
  - Entry Phase Services
    - Importance of IPA service: facilitating registration and licencing
    - Importance of IPA service: introducing professional services
    - Importance of IPA service: information on doing business
    - Importance of IPA service: soft landing services
  - Decision Phase Services
    - Importance of IPA service: information on supporting infrastructure
    - Importance of IPA service: information on taxation and incentives
    - Importance of IPA service: information on markets
    - Importance of IPA service: information on strategic partners
- IPA assessment
  - Registration details
    - Most important benefit obtained from IPA.
    - Compulsory IPA registration
    - Registered or assisted by IPA
    - Reason for not having used IPA
  - IPA core assessment
    - Overall usefulness of the IPA
    - Efficiency of the IPA's business registration process
- Quality of Investment Services
  - Implementation Phase Services
    - Quality of IPA service: access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Quality of IPA service: facilitation of building construction
    - Quality of IPA service for finding key staff
    - Quality of IPA service for finding suitable sites
  - Operation Phase Services
    - Quality of IPA service: access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Quality of IPA service received for assistance in upgrading
    - Quality of IPA service in complaint resolution
    - Quality of IPA service: info on finance
    - Quality of IPA service in matchmaking
  - Entry Phase Services
    - Quality of IPA: registration and licensing services
    - Quality of IPA service: professional services
    - Quality of IPA service: info on how to do business
    - Quality of IPA service: soft landing services (housing, schools, safety, etc.)
  - Decision Phase Services
    - Quality of IPA service: info on supporting infrastructure
    - Quality of IPA service: info on tax and incentives
    - Quality of IPA service: info on markets
    - Quality of IPA service: info on strategic partners
- Service provider IPA
  - Implementation Phase Services
    - Assisted by IPA with access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Assisted by IPA with facilitation of building construction
    - Assisted by IPA with finding key staff
    - Assisted by IPA with finding suitable sites
  - Operation Phase Services
    - Assisted by IPA with access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Assisted by IPA with assistance in upgrading
    - Assisted by IPA with complaint resolution
    - Assisted by IPA with information on finance
    - Assisted by IPA with matchmaking
  - Entry Phase Services
    - Assisted by IPA with facilitating registration and licencing
    - Assisted by IPA with introducing professional services
    - Assisted by IPA with information on doing business
    - Assisted by IPA with soft landing services
  - Decision Phase Services
    - Assisted by IPA with information on supporting infrastructure
    - Assisted by IPA with information on taxation and incentives
    - Assisted by IPA with information on markets
    - Assisted by IPA with information on strategic partners
- Main service providers
  - Implementation Phase Services
    - Main service provider for access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Main service provider for facilitation of building construction
    - Main service provider for finding key staff
    - Main service provider for finding suitable sites
  - Operation Phase Services
    - Main service provider for access to utilities and infrastructure
    - Main service provider for assistance in upgrading
    - Main service provider for complaint resolution
    - Main service provider for information on finance
    - Main service provider for matchmaking
  - Entry Phase Services
    - Main service provider for facilitating registration and licencing
    - Main service provider for introducing professional services
    - Main service provider for information on doing business
    - Main service provider for soft landing services
  - Decision Phase Services
    - Main service provider for information on supporting infrastructure
    - Main service provider for information on taxation and incentives
    - Main service provider for information on markets
    - Main service provider for information on strategic partners
- Collaboration needs of investor
  - Technology
    - Looking for partnerships for equipment purchase
    - Looking for partnerships for joint research
    - Looking for partnerships for technology transfer
  - Joint venture
    - Looking for partnerships for a joint venture
  - Financial
    - Looking for partnerships for access to loans
  - Operational expertise
    - Looking for partnerships for managerial expertise
    - Looking for partnerships for marketing expertise
    - Looking for partnerships for technical expertise
  - Market access
    - Looking for partnerships for market access
    - Looking for partnerships for sub-contracting
Innovation & Know-How
- Technology
  - Acquisition of embodied technology
    - Capital goods main source
- Standardization of Products and Services
  - Product Certification & Testing
    - Importance of certification services
    - Importance of testing services
    - Foreign certification
    - International certification
    - National certification
- Innovation Activity
  - Product Innovation
    - Product innovation
  - Process Innovation
    - Process innovation
Business Linkages
- Inter-Company Cooperation
  - Company's assistance to other sister companies
    - Importance of assistance of this company to other associate companies in patents/trademarks/brand names
  - Reason to contract out
    - Reason for no local procurement
    - Reason for local procurement
  - Outsourcing
    - Contract-out activity
  - Assistance to Suppliers
    - Improving local suppliers/sub-contractors access to finance
    - Conducting joint product development
    - Transfer of technology or know-how
    - Upgrading the efficiency of production processes
    - Upgrading the quality of products
    - Upgrading the quality of the workforce
  - Subcontracting
    - Sub-contract work
- Buyer-side linkages
  - Domestic Buyers
    - Forward linkages to manufacturers
  - Buyer-side interaction
    - Buyer fosters efficiency
    - Buyer fosters quality
    - Buyer fosters capital/finance/equity
    - Buyer fosters workforce
    - Buyer fosters knowhow
    - Buyer fosters products
    - Buyer fosters, total
Governance
- Parent company
  - Assistance
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Finance
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Access to foreign supplier network
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Global market access
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Technology and know-how transfer
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Upgrading quality of staff
    - Parent Comp. Importance: Patents/trademarks/brand names
- Foreign partner/investor
  - Foreign partner/investor
    - Investor origin (country)
    - Investor origin (geo-political)
    - Investor origin (region)
- Local Partner
  - Investment Strategy
    - Local partner
International Trade
- Regional trade agreements
  - Benefits
    - Impact of RTA
Investment Environment
- Competition
  - Competition
    - Main competition, by type.
- Investment Activity
  - Disinvestment
    - Disinvestment in last 3 years
  - Planned Investment
    - Expansion of company operations in neighbouring countries
- Impact of FDI
  - Effect of FDI on domestic companies
    - Investor Impact: Access to export markets
    - Investor Impact: Access to finance
    - Investor Impact: Availiability of raw materials and other inputs
    - Investor Impact: Business opportunities
    - Investor Impact: Cost of skilled labour
    - Investor Impact: Demand for company's products
    - Investor Impact: Competition in the market
  - Domestic company responses to FDI
    - Response to FI: Similar marketing strategies
    - Response to FI: Similar production technologies
    - Response to FI: Buy licenses or patents
    - Response to FI: No response
    - Response to FI: Other
    - Response to FI: Complementary products
    - Response to FI: Different products
    - Response to FI: Similar products
    - Response to FI: Recruit key employees
- Structural indicators of country
  - Infrastructure
    - Landlocked countries
Country
- Grouping
  - Identifier
    - Country code
Fiscal Contribution
- Fiscal Subsidies/Incentives
  - Subsidies/Incentives for Foreign Companies
    - Critical incentive for investment decision
Company Profile
- Management
  - Owner
    - Diaspora investment
  - Contract payment
    - Company operates under licence agreement
    - Company operates under a management contract
  - Contract type
    - Company operates under a franchise agreement
- Investment History
  - Initial Investment
    - Age of capital
    - Company age
    - Mode of initial investment
  - Motivation to Invest
    - Main motivation for investment
- Company Ownership
  - Ownership structure
    - Ownership structure (D-JV-F)
    - Ownership structure (D-DJV-EJV-FJV-F)
    - Ownership structure (domestic/foreign)
    - Organizational structure
    - Ownership structure (D-F-Diaspora)
    - Public-Private ownership
- Most important filters
  - Foreign Partner / Investor
    - Investor origin (north-south)
  - Market Orientation
    - Market orientation
  - ISIC
    - ISIC Subsector groups
  - Technology
    - Technology
  - Size
    - Company size, Employment
    - Company size, Fixed assets
    - Company size, Output
  - Region in Africa
    - Regional Dummy (East-, West-, Southern Africa)
  - Export
    - Export share
  - Skill Ratio
    - Skill ratio
- Type of Economic Activity
  - Main sector of activity
    - Main sector
    - 15 ISIC sectors
  - ISIC Classification
    - Main sub-sector
Human Resources
- Total Workforce
  - Training
    - Formal training for employees
Fixed Capital Formation
- Acquisition of fixed Capital
  - Planned investment/disinvestment
    - Planned disinvestment, (yes/no)
    - Planned new investment, (yes/no)
Performance
- Capacity Utilization
  - Reasons of Capacity Underutilization
    - Capacity was underutilized because….
Energy
- Electricity
  - Electricity Generation
    - Generator availability

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