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citydate, 2010

Jana MalinskaInvestment Policy Officer

► Launched 8 years ago.

► Focuses on regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized 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

Doing Business compares business regulations in 183 economies

► 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

What Subnational Doing Business adds

► 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

Faisalabad, Punjab

Lahore, Punjab

Karachi, Sindh

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Quetta, Balochistan

Sialkot, Punjab

Doing Business in Pakistan measures 13 cities: 6 previously covered and 7 new ones

NEWLY ADDED

Gujranwala, Punjab

Hyderabad, Sindh

Islamabad, ICT

Multan, Punjab

Rawalpindi, Punjab

Sheikhpura, Punjab

Sukkur, Sindh

► 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

Doing Business in Pakistan measures6 Doing Business areas:

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

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

DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS: relatively fast in Pakistan

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

Reforms made it easier to deal with construction permits in Lahore and Sialkot

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

Due to differences in the taxes set at provincial level (vehicle, property, professional)

PAYING TAXES: Total tax rates variations at the province level due to differences in local taxes

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

85 out of 183 economies

63 Starting a business105 Dealing with construction permits119 Registering property158 Enforcing contracts

PAKISTAN DB2010

PAKISTAN WITH BEST PRACTICES

143 Paying taxes78 Trading across Borders

69 out of 183 economies

59 Starting a business46 Dealing with construction permits87 Registering property

138 Enforcing contracts107 Paying taxes

73 Trading across Borders

A city adopting Pakistan's best practices would rank 69th globally

Shukria !

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