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

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report is a World Bank Group flagship publication that evaluates and compares business regulations across 190 economies, focusing on how these regulations impact job creation. It provides quantitative indicators that measure the ease of doing business and the distance to the regulatory frontier, which represents the best performance observed globally for each indicator.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report includes the following key indicators that assess the regulatory environment for domestic firms:

1. Starting a Business
2. Dealing with Construction Permits
3. Getting Electricity
4. Registering Property
5. Getting Credit
6. Protecting Minority Investors
7. Paying Taxes
8. Trading Across Borders
9. Enforcing Contracts
10. Resolving Insolvency
11. Labor Market Regulation

These indicators help evaluate the regulatory burden on businesses and encourage reforms to improve efficiency and competitiveness.

Key Information on the Czech Republic

Economy Profile

• Region: OECD high income
• Income Category: High income
• Population: 10,561,633
• GNI per Capita (US$): 17,570
• City Covered: Prague
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): 12.0
• Ease of Doing Business Rank: 19 (within OECD high income group)

Starting a Business

• Procedures (Men/Women): 8 procedures
• Time (Men/Women): 9 days
• Cost (% of income per capita): 1.0%
• Paid-in Minimum Capital: 0.0%
• Best Performer: New Zealand (1.00)
• DTF Score: 12.0 (within OECD high income group)

Procedures and Costs

1. Check the uniqueness of the company's name:

   • Online, less than 1 day
   • No charge

2. Notarize Articles of Association and Lease Agreement:

   • 1 day
   • Cost: CZK 2,000 for a simple company, or 1.2%–2% of start-up capital for a classic company

3. Obtain confirmation of the administrator and bank:

   • 2 days
   • No charge

4. Register with the Trade Licensing Office:

   • 2 days
   • Cost: CZK 1,000

5. Register in the Business Registry of the Regional Commercial Court:

   • 1 day
   • Cost: CZK 1,300 (notary fee), no court fee for simple limited liability companies

6. Register for taxes:

   • Online, less than 1 day
   • No charge

7. Register for social security:

   • Simultaneous with tax registration
   • 1 day
   • No charge

8. Register for health insurance:

   • Simultaneous with social security registration
   • 1 day
   • No charge

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Procedures: 21
• Time: 247 days
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 0.2%
• Building Quality Control Index: 12.0 (out of 15)
• Best Performer: Denmark (7.00)
• DTF Score: 12.0 (within OECD high income group)

Procedures and Costs

1. Hold a preliminary meeting with the Environmental Department:

   • Agency: Environmental Department (Municipality of Prague)
   • Time: 1 day
   • No charge

2. Submit all relevant documents and obtain clearances:

   • Time: 1 day
   • No charge

3. Submit all required notifications and receive inspections:

   • Time: 1 day
   • No charge

4. Obtain utility connections for water and sewerage:

   • Time: 1 day
   • No charge

5. Register and sell the warehouse:

   • Time: 1 day
   • No charge

The warehouse is valued at approximately CZK 21,036,006.70, and its construction is estimated to take 30 weeks (excluding administrative delays).

About the Doing Business Project

• Launched in 2002, it evaluates the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized businesses across 190 economies.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) score measures how close an economy is to the best practices observed globally, on a scale from 0 to 100.
• The ease of doing business ranking is based on the DTF score, ranging from 1 to 190.
• The project includes subnational reports for selected cities, enabling local comparisons and reforms.
• It does not rank economies on labor market regulation indicators but provides data for analysis.
• The data is collected using standardized assumptions, such as a 100% domestically owned limited liability company, a warehouse of a specified size, and the use of online procedures where applicable.

Methodology Notes

• Standardized Business:

  • A 100% domestically owned limited liability company with 5 owners, no legal entities, and a start-up capital of 10 times income per capita.
  • The business operates in the largest business city (Prague) and performs general industrial or commercial activities.
  • The company has a 10-page company deed and employs 10–50 domestic nationals.

• Standardized Warehouse:

  • Two-story building with a total area of approximately 1,300.6 square meters.
  • Located on land owned by the company.
  • Valued at 50 times income per capita.
  • Utility connections are 150 meters from the source, with water and sewerage connections of 1 inch and 4 inches in diameter, respectively.

• Assumptions:

  • No bribes are paid.
  • All required information is readily available.
  • Procedures are completed without prior contact with officials.
  • Online procedures count as 0.5 days in total time.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report provides a comprehensive and standardized framework to assess the regulatory environment for businesses, with a focus on job creation. The Czech Republic performs well in both starting a business and dealing with construction permits, with a DTF score of 12.0 and a rank of 19 in the ease of doing business. The report encourages policy reforms by offering measurable benchmarks and detailed insights into the procedures, time, and costs involved in key business activities.