Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC

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Chart A4.7 Existence of Permits by Type of Business and by Authorities (Small & Medium Enterprises) Ministry of Emergency Situations Ministry of Taxes 60% 77% (existence of permits, %) Ministry of Labor & Social Protection 40% Ministry of Economic Development 26% Ministry of Health 16% Ministry of Transportation 11% Standardization Committee and other relevant authorities 10% Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 9% Ministry of Energy 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Chart A4.8 Average Number of Permits (number of permits) 5 4 3 3 4 3 Individual entrepreneurs 2 1 2 Small & Medium Enterprises 0 Individual entrepreneurs Small & Medium Enterprises Chart A4.9 Breakdown of the Number of Permits (% of respondents) 60% 45% 30% 15% Individual entrepreneurs Small & Medium Enterprises 0% One permit Two permits 3-5 permits More than 5 permits 186 St u d y o f Sma l l a n d Me d i u m Ent e r p r i s es in Az e r b a i j a n
Chart A4.10 Time Required to Obtain All Permits, by Typology of Business 30 24 18 24 (days) 12 8 6 0 Individual entrepreneurs Small & Medium companies Chart A4.11 Need for Unofficial Payments During Obtaining Permits, by Type and Location of Business (% of respondents) 50 40 30 20 28 42 31 28 29 38 Individual entrepreneurs Small & Medium Enterprises 10 0 Capital Regions Total Chart A4.12 Three Major Obstacles to Obtaining Permits (Individual entrepreneurs) (% of respondents) Extensive number of requested documents 69% High requirements, frequently impossible to meet Low professional level of authorities’ officials issuing permits/clearances Extensive number of steps (bodies) in obtaining permits/clearances 32% 29% 40% Requirements are not clear and transparent Need to make unofficial payments 27% 24% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Chart A4.13 Three Major Obstacles to Obtaining Permits (Small & Medium companies) (% of respondents) Extensive number of steps (bodies) in obtaining permits/clearances Extensive number of requested documents Need to make unofficial payments Low professional level of authorities’ officials issuing permits/clearances 43% 38% 34% 30% Requirements are not clear and transparent Lengthy process of obtaining permits/clearances 18% 26% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Aze r b a i j a n i Bu s i n e s s En a b l i n g En v i r o n m e n t Pr o j e c t 187
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Study of Small and Medium Enterpris
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Study of Small and Medium Enterpris
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5. Business Permits................
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Foreword and Acknowledgements IFC,
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critically examines all areas of op
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of each formality. Special attentio
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Policy Recommendations Business Reg
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Problems Sources of Problem Recomme
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Business Taxation Problems Sources
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Capital: Baku Country’s populatio
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The state, ultimately responsible f
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1. Methodology 1.1 Background The s
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the share of economically active co
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Scope of activity Official statisti
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2. SMEs in Azerbaijan The aim of th
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Meanwhile, the number of small and
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Table 2.2 Statistical information o
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The “typical” small enterprise
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According to the IFC survey, more t
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2.5.3 Legal disputes Most entrepren
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3. Business Registration In January
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According to the law previously in
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3.4 Economic impact estimate Accord
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tion duplicate is addressed to the
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the local tax inspectorate for regi
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3.10.3 Introduce the electronic reg
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3.10.7 Simplify the liquidation pro
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Business registration before ‘one
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Process map of one-stop-shop busine
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Registration for individual entrepr
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4.1 Licensing: the legal framework
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Chart 4.1 Number of activities requ
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While the Rules specify limits for
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Chart 4.6 Economic impact of licens
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Annex 4.1 Checklist of issues for d
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Based on the IFC survey estimates,
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5.2 Permits coverage The Azerbaijan
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Box 5.4 An example of overlapping p
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5.4 Permit expenses Azerbaijani leg
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Chart 5.9 40% Average percentage of
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2.4. Specifying in the law a unifor
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Annex 5.1 Procedure for obtaining c
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Annex 5.2 Checklist of issues for d
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The most significant legal act in i
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6.1.2 There is no effective mechani
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6.1.4 Entrepreneurs are not aware o
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IFC’s analysis showed that only h
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6.2.2.1 The inspections process and
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View from an entrepreneur: “The s
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Chart 6.11 Average registration in
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going in the opposite direction. In
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clearly defined circumstances, or a
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Annex 6.2 Presidential Decree No. 7
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The bulk of individual entrepreneur
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Items 1-9 are collected at the firs
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The IFC survey reveals that one in
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Table 7.5 Main tax obligations of a
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Chart 7.3 IFC Survey: Complexity of
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7.3.2 Tax inspections negatively af
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7.3.5 The cumbersome VAT administra
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• Introducing clearer and more el
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Chart 8.1 Development of Credit Ins
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More than 90 percent of entrepreneu
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Chart 8.9 The loan interest rates o
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Case study of a Baku-based glass an
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Page 167 and 168: Azerbaijan has been long pending a
Page 169 and 170: List of Laws 1. The Tax Code of the
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Page 173 and 174: Chart A1.3 Individual Entrepreneurs
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Page 183 and 184: Chart A3.3 Existence of Licenses by
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Page 195 and 196: Chart A6.3 Entrepreneurs That Under
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