2012年-世界发展银行全球_Doing_Business_Economy_Profile_2012___Palau_101页_2mb

Summary of Doing Business 2012: Palau

Core Content

The Doing Business 2012 report provides an analysis of the business environment in Palau, focusing on the ease of doing business across 10 key areas. It measures and ranks regulatory performance based on procedures, time, cost, and other indicators, offering insights into how Palau compares with other economies globally and regionally. The report also highlights the changes in the business environment over time and the impact of regulatory reforms on business operations.

Main Indicators and Rankings

The report evaluates Palau's performance on the following key indicators:

Key Findings

• Starting a Business: Palau requires 8 procedures, takes 28 days, costs 5.8% of income per capita, and requires 15.5% of income per capita as paid-in minimum capital.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Requires 22 procedures, takes 71 days, costs 5.2% of income per capita.
• Getting Electricity: Requires 5 procedures, takes 125 days, costs 145.9% of income per capita.
• Registering Property: Requires 5 procedures, takes 14 days, costs 0.4% of property value.
• Getting Credit: Has a strength of legal rights index of 1 (out of 10), indicating poor protection of legal rights.
• Paying Taxes: Requires 19 payments per year, takes 128 hours per year, costs 145.9% of income per capita.
• Trading Across Borders: Requires 6 documents for exports, takes 29 days, costs $1070 per container.
• Enforcing Contracts: Takes 810 days, costs 35.3% of claim.
• Resolving Insolvency: Takes 1.0 year, costs 23% of estate, with a recovery rate of 40.5 cents on the dollar.

Comparative Analysis

• Palau's ranking has remained unchanged from DB2011 to DB2012.
• It is below the regional average in most indicators, indicating areas where it lags behind other economies in the East Asia & Pacific region.
• The report also introduces the distance to frontier measure, which shows how far Palau is from the most efficient practices in business regulation.

Reforms and Trends

• No significant business registration reforms were recorded in Palau from DB2005 to DB2012.
• Global best performers such as New Zealand, Singapore, and Luxembourg offer models for improvement.
• The methodology for the paying taxes indicators was updated in DB2012, which may affect the interpretation of data.

Methodology Overview

• The ease of doing business index is calculated as the simple average of percentile rankings across 10 topics.
• The standardized company is used as a benchmark for data collection, assuming a private limited liability company in the largest business city, Koror.
• The report uses assumptions such as no prior contact with officials, no bribes, and no professional fees unless required by law.

Key Takeaways

• Palau's business environment is not conducive to entrepreneurship, as it ranks 116th globally.
• The costs and procedures for starting and operating a business are relatively high compared to other economies.
• There is room for improvement in areas such as getting credit, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency.
• The report emphasizes the importance of regulatory reforms to improve the business climate and support economic growth.