IFC43 cover 9/7/01 9:51 AM Page 1 Mirjam Schiffer, Beatrice Weder INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION Headquarters 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 U.S.A. Firm Size and the Business Environment: Worldwide Survey Results Telephone: (202) 477-1234 Telex: RCA 248423 TRT 197688 Facsimile: (202) 477-6391 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail:
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