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Doing Business 2017: Malaysia Summary

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2017 report by the World Bank Group provides an analysis of the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized businesses across 190 economies, including Malaysia. It evaluates 11 key areas of business regulation and offers insights into how these regulations impact the ease of doing business. The report also introduces a gender dimension in several indicators and expands the scope of the paying taxes indicator to include postfiling processes such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report covers the following core topics:

• 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
• Labor market regulation

Key Indicators for Malaysia

Key Findings

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Malaysia ranked 23 in 2017, down by 1 from 2016.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Malaysia scored 78.11 in 2017, down by 0.07 from 2016.
• Gender Dimension: The report includes gender-specific data for several indicators, such as starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts, highlighting potential differences in the regulatory burden for women.
• Paying Taxes: Malaysia improved in the postfiling component of the indicator, which includes tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Trading Across Borders: Malaysia’s DTF score for this area is 82.38, which is relatively high, but there is still room for improvement.
• Enforcing Contracts: Malaysia scored 66.61 in DTF, with a high time to enforce contracts (425 days) and moderate cost (37.3% of claim).
• Resolving Insolvency: Malaysia ranked 46 and scored 62.49 in DTF, with a recovery rate of 81.3 cents on the dollar and a resolution time of 1 year.

Comparative Analysis

• Malaysia is better than China and Indonesia but worse than Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore in most areas.
• Hong Kong and Singapore are consistently the best performers in the report, with high DTF scores and low ranking positions.
• New Zealand is the best performer in several categories, including starting a business and protecting minority investors.

Methodology Notes

• The report includes gender dimensions in some indicators to better reflect the experiences of women entrepreneurs.
• Postfiling processes are now part of the paying taxes indicator.
• The distance to frontier score is used to measure the absolute distance to best practice, while the ease of doing business ranking reflects relative performance.
• The data for Malaysia is current as of June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover January–December 2015.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights Malaysia's progress in some areas, such as paying taxes, but also identifies ongoing challenges in areas like starting a business, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. The inclusion of a gender dimension adds nuance to the analysis, emphasizing the need for inclusive regulatory reforms. Overall, Malaysia has room for improvement, particularly in comparison to high-performing economies like Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand.