business growth sibenik-toscana, Administrative barriers for start ups: what can and must be done? Slavica Singer CEPOR

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business growth sibenik-toscana, How did World Bank reach the data?  Specific entrepreneur was supervised in his/her business operation, from the beginning till the end  Every step of the proccess was identified, with the needed time and costs  All relevant laws, regulations and price-lists are collected

business growth sibenik-toscana, The best 20 economies in regard to easiness of doing business – World Bank, 2005

business growth sibenik-toscana, Doing Business in 2005, World Bank  Good practise in Croatia Cost of registering assets (% of asset value):  Croatia2.5  Slovenia2.0  Saudi Arabia0min  EU 156.1max

business growth sibenik-toscana, Doing Business in 2005, World Bank  “decent” practise in Croatia Cost of collection by contract (% of debt value):  Croatia 10.0  Slovenia 16.3max  Norway 4.2min  EU

business growth sibenik-toscana, Doing Business in 2005, World Bank  Chances for reforms in Croatia Cost of starting business (% income per capita):  Croatia14.4max  Slovenia12.3  Denmark 0min  EU

business growth sibenik-toscana, Doing Business in 2005, World Bank  Chances for reform in Croatia Time needed for registration of ownership (in days):  Croatia956max  Slovenia391  Norway 1min  EU 15 48

business growth sibenik-toscana, Doing Business in 2005, World Bank  Chances for reform in Croatia Percentage of return of assets in bankruptcy:  Croatia26.1  Slovenia23.6  Japan92.4max  EU  Romania 6.9min

business growth sibenik-toscana, Which countries are eliminating barriers?  rich countries did implement three times more reforms in in the field of encouraging conditions of investments than poor countries  EU members are specificaly active in these processes

business growth sibenik-toscana, Which countries are eliminating barriers?  ten leading countries in reforms (among 145 countries): Slovakia, Columbia,Belgium, Finland, India, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain  effectiveness and flow of doing business (145 countries), 5 countries in the region are in first quarter: Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Czech Republic and Estonia Source: WB Doing Business in 2005

business growth sibenik-toscana, Slovakia1  time needed for starting the business halved consequences: number of registered companies is 12% higher  time needed for collection the debts is decreased for three quarters  new register to keep records of private loans is opened Source: WB Doing Business in 2005

business growth sibenik-toscana, Slovakia 2  reform of the loan insurance law (guarantees) consequences : loans to private sector are significantly higher  regulations for employment are more flexible consequences : firing is easier, but also bigger chances for new employment Source: WB Doing Business in 2005

business growth sibenik-toscana, What can we do?1  Give examples of good and bad practise to the Government  Ask for better quality of new and existing administrative regulations of doing business through: Eliminate old-fashioned regulations Estimate the impact of existing and new regulations on business environment “administrative silence” – deadline in which public administration has to manifest itself regarding licences, etc.

business growth sibenik-toscana, What can we do? 2  To establish effectiveness of monitoring regulating mechanism  To establish practice of regular consultations with the private sector and with other stakeholders

business growth sibenik-toscana, Why to eliminate barriers?  To make entrepreneurs’s life easier  To reduce corruption 59./ /

business growth sibenik-toscana, Contact  SME Policy Center - CEPOR Trg J.F. Kennedy 7/I HR Zagreb, Hrvatska telephone : fax: