Jana Malinska
Investment Policy Officer
city
date, 2010
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http://subnational.doingbusiness.org
Doing Business compares business
regulations in 183 economies
► Launched 8 years ago.
► Focuses on regulations relevant to
the life cycle of a small to mediumsized domestic business based on
a standardized case
► Does not measure all aspects of
the business environment
► The objective - efficient
regulations, accessible to all, and
simple to implement
What Subnational Doing Business adds
► Expands the DB indicators beyond the most populous city
► Captures local differences in regulations or enforcement
► Includes rules and regulations at all levels of government
► Gives specific locations an opportunity to tell their story
► Provides a tool for locations to compete globally
► Provides information on good practices within the same
country that can be easily replicated
► Combines media appeal of DB with active participation
of subnational governments in the reform process
Doing Business in Pakistan measures 13
cities: 6 previously covered and 7 new ones
► Doing Business in South Asia 2007 established benchmarks for 6 cities.
► Doing Business in Pakistan 2010 tracks reform progress in previously
covered cities and measures national and local regulations in a total of
13 cities
PREVIOUSLY
COVERED
NEWLY
ADDED
Faisalabad, Punjab
Lahore, Punjab
Karachi, Sindh
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Quetta, Balochistan
Sialkot, Punjab
Gujranwala, Punjab
Hyderabad, Sindh
Islamabad, ICT
Multan, Punjab
Rawalpindi, Punjab
Sheikhpura, Punjab
Sukkur, Sindh
Doing Business in Pakistan measures
6 Doing Business areas:
►
Doing Business in Pakistan 2010 tracks reform progress in previously
covered cities and measures national and local regulations
in 6 areas of the life of a business:
(1) Starting a business
(2) Dealing with construction permits
(3) Registering property
(4) Paying taxes
(5) Trading across borders
(6) Enforcing contracts
Data were collected with the help of
more than 350 private sector
contributors and public sector officials
Where is it easier to do business in Pakistan?
No single city does well on all indicators…
National and local reforms made business
easier in all cities measured in 2006
STARTING A BUSINESS: the same number of
procedures but time and cost vary
STARTING A BUSINESS: fastest in Islamabad,
but room for improvement at post-incorporation
DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS:
relatively fast in Pakistan
 Local variations in time due to pre-construction procedures
and utility connections and local variations in cost due to
building permit and completion certificate fees
Reforms made it easier to deal with
construction permits in Lahore and Sialkot
 After implementing new building regulations, the time to obtain a
building permit decreased in Lahore and Sialkot from 60 days to 45
and 38 days respectively
REGISTERING PROPERTY: time and cost vary
based on administrative efficiency and local duties
Computerization of land records reduced the
time to register property in Lahore
PAYING TAXES: taxes are relatively low but
space for making compliance simpler
PAYING TAXES: Total tax rates variations at the
province level due to differences in local taxes
 Due to differences in the taxes set at provincial level (vehicle, property,
professional)
TRADING ACROSS BORDERS: Time to import and
export varies little, costs vary due to transport fees
 Pakistani exporters spend most of their time on paperwork
The time needed to import was reduced
in Karachi
ENFORCING CONTRACTS: easier in
Sukkur and Faisalabad
ENFORCING CONTRACTS: High attorney
fees in larger business centers
A city adopting Pakistan's best practices would
rank 69th globally
PAKISTAN DB2010
63
105
119
158
143
78
85
Starting a business
Dealing with construction permits
Registering property
Enforcing contracts
Paying taxes
Trading across Borders
out of 183 economies
PAKISTAN WITH BEST PRACTICES
59
46
87
138
107
73
69
Starting a business
Dealing with construction permits
Registering property
Enforcing contracts
Paying taxes
Trading across Borders
out of 183 economies
Shukria !
► http://www.doingbusiness.org/Subnational/