1 Doing Business 2010: Poland Neil Gregory Advisor and Acting Director Financial & Private Sector Development Krakow, Poland September 9, 2009
Feb 22, 2016
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Doing Business 2010:Poland
Neil GregoryAdvisor and Acting Director
Financial & Private Sector Development
Krakow, PolandSeptember 9, 2009
What does Doing Business measure?
Doing Business indicators:
Focus on regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business.
Are built on standardized case scenarios.
Are measured for the most populous city in each country.
Are focused on the formal sector.
DO NOT measure all aspects of the business environment such as macroeconomic stability, corruption, level of labor skills, proximity to markets, of regulation specific to foreign investment or financial markets.
Why do rankings change?
# 1 reason: reforms DB2010 recorded 287 reforms in 131 economies. Ranking can change because the economy reformed – OR
others did.
Changes to the methodologyOnly one change in DB2010 to methodology of Employing Workers
indicator.
New economy additions Since 2004, Doing Business added 50 economies to the sample (from
133 to 183).
Data revisionsCorrection rate for DB10 was 5.5%. Note: data for previous years are recalculated in case of revisions.
Comparable rankings are published side by side in report.
What's new in Doing Business 2010?
2007175 economies
2008178 economies
2009181 economies
2010183 economies
Starting a business Dealing with
construction permits
Employing workers Registering
property Getting credit Protecting
investors Paying taxes Trading across
borders Enforcing contracts Closing a business
Update of 2007
Add 3 countries Reformer’s Club,
and 16 case studies
New “About DB” chapter
Trends analysis DB04-DB09 Most popular
reforms Most effective
reforms Lessons learned
Add 3 new countries (Bahamas, Bahrain, Qatar)
Methodology change in Getting Credit (Legal Rights)
Business regulation and reform in the context of the global crisis
EWI and social protection
Researching ILO core labor standards
Piloting a new infrastructure indicator
New insights on gender
Add Cyprus, Kosovo
1. Singapore 16. Finland
2. New Zealand 17. Mauritius
3. Hong Kong, China 18. Sweden
4. United States 19. Korea, Rep.
5. United Kingdom 20. Bahrain
6. Denmark 21. Switzerland
7. Ireland 22. Belgium
8. Canada 23. Malaysia
9. Australia 24. Estonia
10. Norway 25. Germany
11. Georgia 26. Lithuania
12. Thailand 27. Latvia
13. Saudi Arabia 28. Austria
14. Iceland 29. Israel
15. Japan 30. Netherlands
Top 30 on the ease of Doing Business 2010
Key findings in this year’s report
Worldwide the pace of reform picks up to reach a new record: 287 reforms in 131 countries; 20% more than in the year before.
Developing economies lead in DB reforms: Two-thirds of reforms in low- and lower-middle-income economies.
Rwanda is the top reformer: Jumped 76 places in the aggregate rankings, from 143 to 67. Reforms in 7 of the 10 areas.
Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the fastest reforming region six years in a row: 26 of 27 economies reformed. Reform in ECA is spreading eastward: Albania, Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Montenegro and Tajikistan continued reforming.
5 of the 10 top reformers are from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The Middle East and North Africa region sees the largest surge in reforms: 17 of 19 economies reformed in 2008/09.
Top reformers have been consistent, comprehensive, and committed to reform—often implemented within long term strategies.
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second best performing region in 2008/09
Lowest Rank
Average Rank
Best Rank
Percentage of countries with at least one positive reform
96%
89%
75%
71%63%
59%
63%
High Income OECD
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Latin America and
Caribbean
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Eastern Europe and Central Asia reformed the most, followed by Middle East and North Africa
The top 10 reformers in 2008/09
EconomyStarting
a busines
s
Dealing with
construction permits
Employing workers
Registering property
Getting credit
Protecting
investorsPaying taxes
Trading across
bordersEnforcing contracts
Closing a business
Rwanda Kyrgyz Republic Macedonia FYR
Belarus United Arab Emirates
Moldova
Colombia
Tajikistan Egypt, Arab Rep.
Liberia
Developing economies lead in Doing Business reforms
Consistent reformers continued reform effort
Eastern Europe and Central Asia lead the way in Getting credit reforms with 9 reforms in 2008/09
Online tax filing is now possible in the majority of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Estonia – best ranked country among the EU-10
Czech Republic
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Slovak Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
74
72
55
53
47
44
42
27
26
24
Ranking on the ease of doing business
EU-10 Average
19 reforms in 7 areas in the EU-10
Registering property
Starting a business
Closing a business
Dealing with licenses
Paying taxes Getting credit Trading across borders
5
4
3
2 2 2
1
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Latvia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
Slovenia
Estonia
Lithuania
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovenia
Poland
Czech Republic
Poland
Poland
Latvia
PolandSlovak Rep.
Registering property is the most popular area of reform in the region
Number of reforms by indicator in 2008/09
EU-10 reforms in 2008/09 – Registering property was area with most reforms
EconomyStarting
a busines
s
Dealing with
construction permits
Employing workers
Registering property
Getting
credit
Protecting
investorsPaying taxes
Trading across
bordersEnforcing contracts
Closing a business
Bulgaria Czech
Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia
Lithuania Poland
Romania Slovak
Republic Slovenia
Topic World’s top ranked 2008/09 EU-10’s top ranked in 2008/09
Starting a business New Zealand Slovenia (26)Estonia (37)
Dealing with construction permits Hong Kong, China Estonia (20)
Slovak Republic (56)
Employing workers Australia Czech Republic (25)Bulgaria (53)
Registering property Saudi Arabia Lithuania (4)Slovak Republic (11)
Getting credit Malaysia Bulgaria (4)Latvia (4)
Protecting investorsNew Zealand
Slovenia (20)Bulgaria, Poland and Romania
(41)Paying taxes
Maldives Estonia (38)Latvia (45)
Trading across bordersSingapore Estonia (3)
Latvia (22)
Enforcing contracts Luxembourg Hungary (14)Latvia (15)
Closing a business Japan Lithuania (36)Slovak (39)
I checked the top ten in every indicator and we just asked them “What did you do”? - Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin, Egypt’s Minister of Investment
Starting a business
Dealing with construction
permits
Employing workers
Registering property
Getting credit
Protecting investors
Paying taxes
Trading across borders
Enforcing contracts
Closing a business
EU-10 OECD ECA
EU-10 countries stand out in Getting credit and Registering property
Best 1
Lowest 183
OECD
EU-10
ECA
Average of overall rankings for Doing Business 2010
Example of a successful reform: Czech Republic made registering property faster
Obtain a certified ex-tract from the com-
panies' register
A notary certifies the signatures of the
transfer agreement
Apply for registration at the Cadastral Of-
fice
Pay the Real Estate Transfer Tax
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Time to apply for registration at Cadastral Office was reduced from 120 days to 75 days in 2008/09
Procedures
Tim
e (d
ays)
DB09
DB10
123 days
78 days
Completed reforms inspired and informed by Doing Business
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
50
100
150
200
250
300270 completed reforms were inspired by Doing Business
270
Thank you. For more information:www.doingbusiness.org