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Doing Business 2015: Pakistan Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2015 report evaluates the ease of doing business in Pakistan by analyzing regulatory reforms and their impact on 11 key areas of the business life cycle. It provides a comparative ranking of Pakistan against other economies and highlights the challenges and opportunities in each area.

Main Topics and Indicators

Topic	Indicator	Key Metrics
Starting a Business	Rank, DTF Score, Procedures, Time, Cost	Rank: 116 (DB2015), DTF Score: 80.92, Procedures: 10, Time: 19 days, Cost: 9.6% of income per capita
Dealing with Construction Permits	Rank, DTF Score, Procedures, Time, Cost	Rank: 125 (DB2015), DTF Score: 66.07, Procedures: 10, Time: 249.4 days, Cost: 3.5% of warehouse value
Getting Electricity	Rank, DTF Score, Procedures, Time, Cost	Rank: 146 (DB2015), DTF Score: 60.10, Procedures: 5, Time: 178.3 days, Cost: 1,353.3% of income per capita
Registering Property	Rank, DTF Score, Procedures, Time, Cost	Rank: 114 (DB2015), DTF Score: 61.48, Procedures: 6, Time: 50 days, Cost: 7.6% of property value
Getting Credit	Rank, DTF Score, Strength of Legal Rights, Depth of Credit Information	Rank: 131 (DB2015), DTF Score: 30.00, Strength of Legal Rights: 3, Depth of Credit Information: 3
Protecting Minority Investors	Rank, DTF Score, Shareholder Governance, Conflict of Interest Regulation	Rank: 21 (DB2015), DTF Score: 66.67, Shareholder Governance: 7.3, Conflict of Interest Regulation: 6.0
Paying Taxes	Rank, DTF Score, Payments, Time, Cost	Rank: 172 (DB2015), DTF Score: 44.46, Payments: 47, Time: 594 hours, Cost: 23.0% of claim
Trading Across Borders	Rank, DTF Score, Documents, Time, Cost	Rank: 108 (DB2015), DTF Score: 69.05, Documents to Export: 8, Time to Export: 20.7 days, Cost to Export: $765 per container
Enforcing Contracts	Rank, DTF Score, Time, Cost, Procedures	Rank: 161 (DB2015), DTF Score: 41.53, Time: 993.1 days, Cost: 23.0% of claim, Procedures: 46
Resolving Insolvency	Rank, DTF Score, Time, Cost, Recovery Rate	Rank: 78 (DB2015), DTF Score: 46.18, Time: 2.7 years, Cost: 5.6% of estate, Recovery Rate: 39.4 cents on the dollar

Key Findings

Ease of Doing Business Rank: Pakistan ranked 128 in 2015, a slight drop from 127 in 2014.
Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Pakistan's DTF score was 56.6, a small increase of 0.2 from 2014.
Comparators: The report compares Pakistan with several economies, including Bangladesh, China, India, and the best performers globally (e.g., New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates).
Regulatory Challenges: Several areas show significant challenges, including getting credit, registering property, and paying taxes.
Improvements: Minor improvements were noted in some areas, such as starting a business and dealing with construction permits, but overall performance remains below the global frontier.

Methodology Changes in 2015

Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Based on distance to frontier scores.
Additional Data: For 11 large-population economies, including Pakistan, data from a second city was added.
Credit Information Index: The strength of legal rights index and depth of credit information index were updated, increasing their maximum scores to 12 and 8, respectively.
Paying Taxes: The total tax rate is now calculated non-linearly.
Labor Market Regulation: The topic was renamed from "Employing Workers" and now focuses on retail sector regulations.

Economic Overview

Region: South Asia
Income Category: Lower middle income
Population: 182,142,594
GNI per Capita: $1,380
DB2015 Rank: 128
DB2014 Rank: 127 (adjusted for methodology and data changes)
DTF Score: 56.6 (up from 56.4 in 2014)

Policy Implications

The report highlights the importance of reforms in improving the business environment.
Regulatory simplification is crucial in reducing procedures, time, and cost.
Investor protection, credit availability, and tax compliance are areas requiring attention.
Comparative analysis with other economies can guide policy decisions and benchmark progress.

Conclusion

While Pakistan has made minor improvements in some business regulatory areas, it still lags behind many other economies in terms of ease of doing business. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to identify specific areas needing reform and to track progress over time.

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