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The analysis highlights informality, labor productivity challenges, vulnerability to climate change, and cross-cutting barriers such as limited MSME finance, infrastructure gaps, and legal and governance frictions. Sector assessments cover agriculture and light manufacturing, supporting policy reform identification to catalyze private investment over the next 3 to 5 years.","Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nPublic  \nCOUNTRY PRIVATE SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC  \nCREATING MARKETS IN GUATEMALA  \nUnlocking Private Sector Potential to Achieve Sustainable and Inclusive Growth and Economic Development  \nSeptember 2023  \nAbout IFC  \nIFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging marketsand developing economies. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, mobilization capacity, expertise, and influence to create jobs and raise living standards, especially for the poor and vulnerable.  \nIn fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to improve people’s lives as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, [visit www.ifc.org](visit www.ifc.org).  \n© International Finance Corporation 2023. All rights reserved.  \n2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.  \nWashington, D.C. 20433  \nThe material in this work is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. IFC does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the content included in this work, or for the conclusions or judgments described herein, and accepts no responsibility or liability for any omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in the content whatsoever or for reliance thereon. The findings, interpretations, views, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Finance Corporation or of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) or the governments they represent.  \nPhotos: Cover, © Salmonnegro/Adobe Stock; p. 1, © Christian Hartmann/Shutterstock; p. 9, © Maria Fleischmann/World Bank; p. 14, © Hurst Photo/Shutterstock; p. 37 © Maria Fleischmann/World Bank.  \niii  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgments iv  \nExecutive Summary v  \nAbbreviations and Acronyms xvii  \n1 INTRODUCTION AND COUNTRY CONTEXT 1  \n1.1 Modest Economic Growth and High Levels of Poverty and  \nInequality 2  \n1.2 Low Productivity, FDI, and Export Growth 6  \n1.3 Vulnerability to Climate Change 8  \n2 THE STATE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR 9  \n2.1 High Level of Informality 10  \n2.2 Low or Stagnant Labor Productivity 12  \n3 CROSS-CUTTING CONSTRAINTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 14  \n3.1 Limited Access to Finance by MSMEs 15  \n3.2 Infrastructure Gaps 22  \n3.3 Legal Framework, Dispute Resolution, and Governance 30  \n4 SECTOR ASSESSMENTS 37  \n4.1 Sector Selection Framework 38  \n4.2 Agriculture Sector 40  \n4.3 Light Manufacturing 65  \nAPPENDIX  \nA Sector Selection Outcomes 84  \niv  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nThe Guatemala Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) was prepared by a team led by David Cal MacWilliam (Senior Economist, World Bank) and Denny Lewis-Bynoe (Senior Economist, IFC) as co-Task Team Leaders (TTLs) and including former co-TTLs Johannes Herderschee (Senior Economist, World Bank) and Miguel Pereira Mendes (Economist, IFC). The team is thankful for the robust engagement of the following members who contributed to the sector assessments: Rita Ramalho (Lead Economist), Rafael Chelles Barroso (Senior Economist), Fausto Andres Patiño Peña (Economist), Viviana Maria Eugenia Perego (Agriculture Economist), Tomas Ricardo Rosada Villamar (Senior Financial Sector Specialist), David Bassini Ortiz (Extended Term Consultant [ETC]), Rodrigo Leonel Castillo Perez (ETC), Anjali Kishore Shahani Moreno (Operations Officer), Maria Asuncion Rodenas Caparros (Operations Analyst), Fabian Hinojosa Couleau (Senior Transport Specialist), and Ana Silvia Aguilera (Transport Consultant). 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