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Summary of "Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs"

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report, published by the World Bank Group, evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses across 190 economies. It focuses on the ease of doing business, with the goal of promoting efficient regulation and encouraging reforms. The report includes a variety of indicators that measure the procedures, time, and cost involved in various business-related activities, such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, and others.

Main Topics and Indicators

1. Starting a Business

• Measures: Number of procedures, time, cost, and paid-in minimum capital.
• Standardized Business: A 100% domestically owned limited liability company with five owners, 10–50 employees, and start-up capital equal to 10 times income per capita.
• Key Findings:
  • Procedures: 4 procedures for both men and women.
  • Time: 7 days for both men and women.
  • Cost: 28.6% of income per capita.
  • Minimum Capital: 9.7% of income per capita.
  • Comparators: Sub-Saharan Africa (average 7.6 procedures), OECD high-income (4.9 procedures), and the best performer (New Zealand with 1 procedure).
  • Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Congo, Dem. Rep. is ranked 144th out of 190 economies.
  • Distance to Frontier (DTF): 95.4, indicating a significant gap from the best practices.

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Measures: Number of procedures, time, cost, and building quality control index.
• Standardized Warehouse: A two-story building with a total area of 1,300.6 square meters, valued at 50 times income per capita.
• Key Findings:
  • Procedures: 12 procedures.
  • Time: 122 days.
  • Cost: 8.4% of warehouse value.
  • Building Quality Control Index: 8.0 out of 15.
  • Comparators: Sub-Saharan Africa (14.8 procedures), OECD high-income (12.5 procedures), and the best performer (Denmark with 7 procedures).
  • Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Congo, Dem. Rep. is ranked 142nd.
  • DTF: 95.0, showing a need for improvement in construction permit processes.

3. Getting Electricity

• Measures: Procedures, time, cost, reliability of supply, and transparency of tariffs.
• Standardized Scenario: A newly constructed warehouse requires a permanent electricity connection.
• Key Findings:
  • Procedures: 5 procedures.
  • Time: 12 days.
  • Cost: 1.2% of income per capita.
  • Reliability of Supply: 4.0 out of 10.
  • Transparency of Tariffs: 4.0 out of 10.
  • Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Congo, Dem. Rep. is ranked 136th.
  • DTF: 96.3, indicating a substantial distance from best practices.

Key Information

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Income Category: Low income
• Population: 78,736,153
• GNI Per Capita (US$): 420
• City Covered: Kinshasa
• Report Objective: To provide an objective basis for understanding and improving the regulatory environment for business.
• Methodology:
  • Data is collected using a standardized case scenario.
  • Procedures are measured in calendar days, with online procedures counted as 0.5 days.
  • Costs are expressed as a percentage of income per capita.
  • The DTF score is calculated based on the best performance observed across all economies since 2005.
• Report Structure:
  • Includes 11 indicator sets.
  • Provides rankings and DTF scores for each economy.
  • Offers subnational reports for cities and regions within selected economies.
  • Includes detailed case study assumptions and procedures.

Main Views

• The report highlights the importance of streamlining business regulations to create jobs and improve the business climate.
• It encourages economies to reform and align with best practices to enhance the ease of doing business.
• The DTF and rankings serve as benchmarks for reform, helping governments and stakeholders understand where improvements are needed.
• The report underscores the need for greater transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in regulatory processes.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report provides a comprehensive assessment of the regulatory environment for businesses in 190 economies. For Congo, Dem. Rep., the findings indicate that while the procedures for starting a business and dealing with construction permits are relatively simple, the overall regulatory environment still has significant room for improvement. The DTF scores and rankings suggest that reforms are necessary to bring the country closer to global best practices in business regulation.