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Doing Business 2017: Malawi Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report by the World Bank provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for businesses in Malawi, comparing it with other economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and globally. It evaluates 11 key areas that affect the ease of doing business, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation. The report does not include labor market regulation in the overall ease of doing business ranking but presents it in the economy profile.

Main Points

• Methodology: The report uses a standardized methodology to measure and compare regulatory performance across 190 economies. It introduces new dimensions, such as a gender component in some indicators and a new pilot indicator on selling to the government.

• Key Indicators and Rankings:

  • Starting a Business: Malawi's rank improved from 141 to 133 in 2017. The DTF score increased from 51.11 to 54.39.
  • Dealing with Construction Permits: Malawi's rank was 65 in 2017, with a DTF score of 72.45.
  • Getting Electricity: Malawi's rank was 169, with a DTF score of 42.36.
  • Registering Property: Malawi's rank was 95, with a DTF score of 62.41.
  • Getting Credit: Malawi's rank was 101, with a DTF score of 45.00.
  • Protecting Minority Investors: Malawi's rank was 132, with a DTF score of 43.33.
  • Paying Taxes: Malawi's rank was 102, with a DTF score of 69.58.
  • Trading Across Borders: Malawi's rank was 118, with a DTF score of 63.32.
  • Enforcing Contracts: Malawi's rank was 148, with a DTF score of 46.48.
  • Resolving Insolvency: Malawi's rank was 162, with a DTF score of 22.25.

• Comparisons:

  • Malawi's performance is compared with other economies such as Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and the global best performers like New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
  • The report also highlights how Malawi's performance has changed over time, with some indicators showing improvement and others remaining stable.

• Gender Component:

  • A new gender dimension is introduced in the report, measuring how the regulatory environment affects men and women differently.
  • For example, the number of procedures, time, and cost for starting a business are measured separately for men and women.
  • In 2017, both men and women in Malawi required the same number of procedures (7) and similar time (37 days) and cost (42.2% of income per capita) to start a business.

Key Information

• Data Sources: The data in the report are current as of June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2015.
• Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality beyond electricity and trade, property security, or macroeconomic conditions.
• DTF Score: The Distance to Frontier score measures how far an economy is from the best regulatory practices on each indicator, with a scale from 0 to 100 (0 being the worst performance, 100 the best).
• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: This ranking compares economies based on their overall DTF scores, with 1 being the easiest and 190 the hardest.
• Global Best Performers: New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates are highlighted as the best performers in various indicators, with scores ranging from 99.44 to 100.

Important Insights

• Improvements: Malawi has made some progress in several areas, including starting a business and dealing with construction permits.
• Challenges: Malawi still faces significant challenges in areas such as getting electricity, resolving insolvency, and enforcing contracts.
• Regulatory Reforms: The report emphasizes the importance of identifying regulatory reforms that have worked and understanding why they have been effective.
• Policy Implications: The data help policy makers design reforms by highlighting the source of business obstacles.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report provides valuable insights into the regulatory environment of Malawi and its position relative to other economies. While Malawi has shown some improvement in recent years, there is still room for reform, particularly in areas where the business environment remains challenging. The introduction of a gender dimension and new indicators adds depth to the analysis, supporting more inclusive and effective policy design.