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Summary of Argentina's Economy Profile - Doing Business 2013

Core Content

The Doing Business 2013 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina, comparing it with other economies across 11 business-related areas. These areas include starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and employing workers.

The report evaluates the ease of doing business using quantitative indicators and rankings. Argentina's overall DB2013 rank is 124, showing a decline of 8 positions from DB2012. The methodology tracks changes in regulations and their impact on business operations, though it does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as infrastructure quality or macroeconomic conditions.

Main Points

Ease of Doing Business Index

• Rank: 124 (DB2013), 116 (DB2012)
• Change in Rank: -8
• Methodology: The index ranks economies based on the ease of doing business, using the simple average of percentile rankings across 10 topics. The employing workers indicator is not included in the aggregate ranking but is presented separately.

Key Indicators for Argentina (DB2013)

Key Trends

• Starting a Business: Requires 14 procedures, takes 26 days, and costs 12.3% of income per capita.
• Construction Permits: Requires 24 procedures, takes 365 days, and costs 74.3% of income per capita.
• Getting Electricity: Requires 6 procedures, takes 91 days, and costs 36.0% of income per capita.
• Registering Property: Requires 7 procedures, takes 55 days, and costs 7.0% of property value.
• Getting Credit: Requires 36 procedures, takes 590 days, and costs 16.5% of claim.
• Protecting Investors: Requires 6 procedures, takes 590 days, and costs 16.5% of claim.
• Paying Taxes: Requires 9 payments, takes 405 hours per year, and costs 12.3% of income per capita.
• Trading Across Borders: Requires 7 documents to export, takes 13 days, and costs $1,650 per container.
• Resolving Insolvency: Takes 2.8 years and costs 12% of estate.

Key Findings

• Ranking Context: Argentina's ranking is below many of its regional neighbors, including Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay.
• Improvement Potential: The report highlights that Argentina has room for improvement in several areas, particularly in reducing the time and cost required to start a business, obtain construction permits, and register property.
• Reforms: Argentina did not implement significant reforms in business registration from DB2008 to DB2013, except for the removal of the requirement for registration at the private pension and expediting the publication process in DB2010.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2013 report emphasizes the importance of streamlining business regulations to improve the ease of doing business. While Argentina has made some progress, it still lags behind many other economies in terms of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The report provides a valuable benchmark for policymakers to identify areas for reform and track progress over time.