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Understanding Business Environment in Croatia 2008

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Explore ease of doing business indicators, reforms, and regulations in Croatia in 2008. Learn about starting a business, licenses, taxes, and more. Access insights on business opportunities for women and key reforms in the country.

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  1. Doing Business 2008in CROATIAPresented byMichael U. KleinVice President, The World Bank& Chief Economist, IFC

  2. 2007 2008 2009 • Starting a business • Dealing with licenses • Employing workers • Registering property • Getting credit • Protecting investors • Paying taxes • Trading across borders • Enforcing contracts • Closing a business • Add Not paying bribes • Add Using infrastructure • Research program on regulation and business opportunities for women Doing Business indicators • Update of 2007 • Add 3 countries • Reformer’s Club: • 11 case studies

  3. Focus on steps, time and cost is Doing Business basic methodology Starting a Business in Madagascar Cost (right axis) Cost (% of GNI per capita) Time (Number of days) Time (left axis)

  4. Top 30 on the ease of doing business, 2007 • Singapore • New Zealand • United States • Hong Kong, China • Denmark • United Kingdom • Canada • Ireland • Australia • Iceland • Norway • Japan • Finland • Sweden • Thailand • Switzerland • Estonia • Georgia • Belgium • Germany • Netherlands • Latvia • Saudi Arabia • Malaysia • Austria • Lithuania • Mauritius • Puerto Rico • Israel • Korea

  5. Top Reformers in 2006/2007

  6. Eastern Europe and Central Asia reformed the most … Countries with at least one positive reform in 2006/2007 (%)

  7. Eastern Europe surpasses East Asia in ease of doing business Average Rank, Ease of Doing Business

  8. Ease of Doing Business in Eastern Europe

  9. Croatia’s overall ranking: #97

  10. Easier entry regulations, lower taxes, faster property transfers among the most popular reforms in the world (2006/2007) Number of positive reforms

  11. Croatia made it easier to start a business: it now takes 8 procedures and 40 days Cost (right axis) Cost (% of GNI per capita) Time (Number of days) Time (left axis)

  12. Easier access to credit : The more information available, the easier is it for banks to do risk assessment of borrowers. 2 big reforms in Croatia • HROK – Croatian registry of credit • Fully operational from May 2007 • Coverage of borrowers increased from 0 to 72% • New collateral registry • In first 2 months EUR 1.4 billion in credit was registered

  13. It also became easier to register property Registration at the Land Registry decreased from 399 to 174 days due to ongoing reforms at the Land Registry

  14. Closing a business now takes less time Amendments to Insolvency Law • introduced professional requirements for bankruptcy trustees • decreased timelines

  15. Dealing with licenses: Consolidate procedures, cut number of procedures, lower costs 9. Location permit 10. Project clearance from fire department 11.Project clearance from sewerage authority 12. Project clearance from telephone provider 13. Noise protection and work safety clearance 14. Sanitary conditions clearance 15. Obtain utilities decision 16.Obtain building permit 1. Preliminary fire approval 2. Preliminary electricity approval 3. Preliminary waste collection approval 4. Preliminary telecommunications approval 5. Preliminary water approval 6. Excerpt from the Land Registry 7. Possession list for subject and bordering lands 8. Copy of cadastre plan 17.Obtain water and sewage connection 18.Obtain power connection 19.Obtain telephone connection 20.Apply for occupancy permit 21.Receive on-site inspection and signature of completion statement 22.Inform tax authority about new building

  16. More reforms, higher equity returns 3-year shareholder returns Egypt Colombia Brazil Poland Sri Lanka India Venezuela Number of reforms, 2003-2006 Source: Doing Business database, Morgan Stanley Capital International data

  17. Business friendly regulation leads to more registered businesses and start-ups Business density (registered firms per capita) Business entry (new firms in % of registered firms) Easiest Most difficult Easiest Most difficult Countries ranked by ease of doing business, quintiles Source: Doing Business database

  18. …and higher shares of female entrepreneurs and women in the labor force Female Entrepreneurs (% of entrepreneurs) Female unemployment (% of male unemployment) Most difficult Most difficult Easiest Easiest Countries ranked by ease of doing business, quintiles Source: Doing Business database, Enterprise Surveys, WDI

  19. Doing Business website has many resourceswww.doingbusiness.org