COMPARISON OF PAKISTAN WITH SOUTH ASIA & BEST PERFORMER Indicator South Asia OECD high income Best Regulatory Performance Procedure – Men (number) 10 7.6 4.9 1 (New Zealand) Time – Men (days) 16.5 13.7 9.3 0.5 (New Zealand) Cost – Men (% of income per capita) 6.8 11.0 3.1 0.0 (Slovenia) Procedure – (number) 10 7.8 4.9 1 (New Zealand) Time – Women (days) 16.5 13.9 9.3 0.5 (New Zealand) Cost – Women (% of income per capita) 6.8 11.0 3.1 0.0 (Slovenia) Paid-in min. capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 0.2 8.6 0.0 (117 Economies) PLANNED REFORMS Reform Action Timelines Responsibility Integration of Federal and Provincial Company Registration Portals Short Term SECP PITB and Govt. of Sindh Availability of online fee payment facility at federal and provincial levels; Short Term SECP PITB and Govt. of Sindh Create a set of incentives to ensure uptake of the electronic business start-up in Sindh and Punjab; Short Term SECP PITB and Govt. of Sindh Conducting mapping of business permits and licenses and integrate licensing and permitting with the business startup system in Sindh and Punjab; Medium to Long term Punjab Govt. Sindh Govt. Conduct mapping of agencies authorized to conduct inspections and integrate inspections tracking into the business start-up system in Sindh and Punjab; Medium to Long term Punjab Govt. Sindh Govt. DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS This topic tracks the procedures, time and cost to build a warehouse—including obtaining necessary the licenses and permits, submitting all required notifications, requesting and receiving all necessary inspections and obtaining utility connections. In addition, the Dealing with Construction Permits indicator measures the building quality control index, evaluating the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes, and professional certification requirements. COMPARISON OF PAKISTAN WITH SOUTH ASIA & BEST PERFORMER
Link SBCA system (currently under development) with Sindh LARIMS Short Term SBCA Establishment of electronic One Window Operation at SBCA Medium to Long term SBCA PLANNED REFORM GETTING ELECTRICITY This topic measures the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse. Additionally, the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index measures reliability of supply, transparency of tariffs and the price of electricity. COMPARISON OF PAKISTAN WITH SOUTH ASIA & BEST PERFORMER Indicator South Asia OECD high income Best Regulatory Performance Procedures (number) 5.4 5.4 4.5 3 (25 Economies) Time (days) 161.2 98.3 77.2 18 (3 Economies) Cost (% of income per capita) 1585.3 1054.7 64.2 0.0 (3 Economies) Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8) 0 2.1 7.5 8.0 (27 Economies) PLANNED REFORMS Reform Action Timelines Responsibility Ensuring that K-Electric notifies its customers of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle; Short Term K-Electric Ensuring that LESCO notifies its customers of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle; Short Term LESCO Introducing a set of measures to reduce a number of outages to enable Sindh to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index; Medium to Long term K-Electric Introduce a set of measures to reduce a number of outages to enable Punjab to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index. Medium to Long term LESCO