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Summary of Doing Business 2018: Economy Profile of Guinea

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report, published by the World Bank Group, evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses across 190 economies, focusing on key areas such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. The report also includes labor market regulation indicators. The purpose of the report is to provide objective measures of business regulations and encourage reform by offering measurable benchmarks and comparative data.

Key Indicators and Performance in Guinea

Main Viewpoints

• Doing Business Project: Launched in 2002, it provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement, helping economies to reform and improve the business environment.
• Standardized Metrics: The report uses standardized metrics to ensure data comparability across economies. These metrics include the Distance to Frontier (DTF), which measures how far an economy is from the best performance in each indicator.
• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Based on the DTF scores, the ranking ranges from 1 to 190, with 1 being the easiest and 190 the most difficult.
• Focus on Domestic SMEs: The project focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), measuring the regulations they face throughout their life cycle.
• Subnational Data: Selected cities within each economy are also analyzed, providing detailed insights into local business environments and reform opportunities.

Key Information

Starting a Business in Guinea

• Legal Form: Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL) - Limited Liability Company.
• Minimum Paid-in Capital: GNF 381,854.8, which is 8.9% of income per capita.
• Procedures:
  1. Deposit the initial capital in a bank (1 day, no charge).
  2. Check the uniqueness of the company name (1 day, no charge).
  3. Prepare the company's Articles of Association (2 days, GNF 1.8 million).
  4. Register the company at the One-Stop Shop (APIP) (4 days, associated costs include registration tax, RCCM, NIF, publication, stamp duty, and verbal process).
  5. Notify the Labor Promotion Agency (AGUIPE) of the hiring of employees (3 days, simultaneous with previous procedure, no charge).
  6. Make a company seal (1 day, GNF 20,000, simultaneous with previous procedure).
• Time and Cost: 8 days and 67.5% of income per capita for men; 8 days and 67.5% for women.

Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea

• Warehouse Specifications:
  • Two stories, total area of 1,300.6 square meters.
  • Warehouse valued at 50 times income per capita.
• Procedures:
  1. Obtain cadastre extract (7 days, GNF 150,000).
  2. Obtain a copy of the property title (2 days, GNF 50,000).
  3. Obtain geological and geotechnical survey (10 days, GNF 650,000).
  4. Obtain building permit (90 days, GNF 7,131,960).
  5. Receive on-site inspection from the Direction Nationale de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme (1 day, no charge).
  6. Receive on-site inspection from the Direction Nationale de l'Architecture et de la Construction (1 day, no charge).
  7. Receive on-site inspection from the Municipal Tax Authority (Service des Impots de la Commune) (1 day, no charge).
  8. Receive on-site inspection from the Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité) - I (1 day, no charge).
  9. Receive on-site inspection from the Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité) - II (1 day, no charge).
  10. Notify National Directorate of Architecture and Construction of the completion of construction works (1 day, no charge).
  11. Receive final inspection and certificate of conformity (7 days, GNF 700,000).
  12. Register warehouse with the Ministère de la Construction, de l'Urbanisme et Habitat (1 day, GNF 300,000).
  13. Request water connection (1 day, no charge).
  14. Receive inspection by water company (1 day, no charge).
  15. Obtain water connection (36 days, GNF 250,000).
• Total Time: 161 days.
• Total Cost: 4.3% of warehouse value.
• Building Quality Control Index: 12.0, indicating room for improvement in building regulations and quality control.

Additional Notes

• The Distance to Frontier (DTF) score reflects how close an economy is to the best practices observed in the Doing Business sample since 2005.
• The ease of doing business ranking is based on the DTF scores, with 1 being the best and 190 the worst.
• The report provides detailed subnational reports for cities and regions, offering localized insights and reform recommendations.
• Methodology includes standardized assumptions about the business, such as being 100% domestically owned, employing 10–50 people, and not receiving investment incentives.
• No Bribery Considered: All costs are based on official fees only, and no bribes are included in the calculations.
• Online Procedures: These are counted as 0.5 days in the total time calculation.
• Gender Considerations: The report differentiates between procedures for men and women, with the data reflecting the experience for women in the case of Guinea.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report highlights the regulatory challenges and opportunities in Guinea, particularly in the areas of starting a business and dealing with construction permits. While the procedures and time required are relatively low compared to other economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is significant room for improvement in terms of cost efficiency and regulatory clarity. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers, researchers, and businesses to understand and enhance the business environment in Guinea.