Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC
Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC
Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC
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5. Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Permits............................................................................74<br />
5.1 Permits: the legal framework............................................................................ 75<br />
5.2 Permits coverage................................................................................................ 77<br />
5.3 Permits issuance <strong>and</strong> revocation procedures are unclear <strong>and</strong> vague................ 80<br />
5.4 Permit expenses................................................................................................. 81<br />
5.5 Economic impact <strong>of</strong> permits.............................................................................. 81<br />
5.6 Ma<strong>in</strong> problems faced by entrepreneurs while obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g permits..................... 82<br />
5.7 Recommendations............................................................................................. 83<br />
6. Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Inspections.....................................................................90<br />
6.1 The majority <strong>of</strong> all active enterprises are subjected to <strong>in</strong>spections................... 91<br />
6.2 Inspection outcomes.......................................................................................... 96<br />
6.3 The Inspections’ Registration Book.................................................................. 102<br />
6.4 MED’s representative presence at the <strong>in</strong>spections........................................... 104<br />
6.5 Inspections <strong>and</strong> regular visits – different concepts for the entrepreneur........ 105<br />
6.6 Recommendations........................................................................................... 106<br />
7. Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Taxation........................................................................110<br />
7.1 Taxation: the legal framework......................................................................... 112<br />
7.2 Simplified tax regime....................................................................................... 113<br />
7.3 St<strong>and</strong>ard tax regime........................................................................................ 116<br />
7.4 Recommendations........................................................................................... 124<br />
8. Access to F<strong>in</strong>ance........................................................................126<br />
8.1 Overview <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Azerbaijan</strong>i f<strong>in</strong>ancial system.................................................. 126<br />
8.2 F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g SME operations............................................................................... 128<br />
8.3 Poor mutual underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g between banks <strong>and</strong> SMEs.................................. 135<br />
8.4 Recommendations........................................................................................... 138<br />
9. Foreign Trade...............................................................................141<br />
9.1 Foreign trade: the legal framework................................................................. 142<br />
9.2 The role <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual entrepreneurs <strong>and</strong> SMEs <strong>in</strong> foreign trade..................... 144<br />
9.3 Ma<strong>in</strong> difficulties faced by IEs <strong>and</strong> SMEs <strong>in</strong> import<strong>in</strong>g .................................... 150<br />
9.4 Key difficulties faced by export<strong>in</strong>g smes......................................................... 156<br />
9.5 Recommendations........................................................................................... 158<br />
Conclusion........................................................................................164<br />
References........................................................................................166<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Laws......................................................................................167<br />
Statistical Annexes..........................................................................169<br />
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