1. 1 http://subnational.doingbusiness.org city date, 2010 Jana Malinska Investment Policy Officer

2. ► 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

3. ► 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

4. ► 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

5. ► 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 measures 6 Doing Business areas: Data were collected with the help of more than 350 private sector contributors and public sector officials

6. Where is it easier to do business in Pakistan?

7. No single city does well on all indicators…

8. National and local reforms made business easier in all cities measured in 2006

9. STARTING A BUSINESS: the same number of procedures but time and cost vary

10. STARTING A BUSINESS: fastest in Islamabad, but room for improvement at post-incorporation

11. 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

12. 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

13. REGISTERING PROPERTY: time and cost vary based on administrative efficiency and local duties

14. Computerization of land records reduced the time to register property in Lahore

15. PAYING TAXES: taxes are relatively low but space for making compliance simpler

16. 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

17. 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

18. The time needed to import was reduced in Karachi

19. ENFORCING CONTRACTS: easier in Sukkur and Faisalabad

20. ENFORCING CONTRACTS: High attorney fees in larger business centers

21. 85 out of 183 economies 63 Starting a business 105 Dealing with construction permits 119 Registering property 158 Enforcing contracts PAKISTAN DB2010 PAKISTAN WITH BEST PRACTICES 143 Paying taxes 78 Trading across Borders 69 out of 183 economies 59 Starting a business 46 Dealing with construction permits 87 Registering property 138 Enforcing contracts 107 Paying taxes 73 Trading across Borders A city adopting Pakistan's best practices would rank 69 th globally

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