LEADER 03039cam a22006135i 4500001 99131235040606421 005 20161104190941.0 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 020129s2016 dcu o i00 0 eng^^ 024 7 10.1596/24764 |2doi 035 (CKB)4920000001214794 035 (The World Bank)24764 035 (US-djbf)24764 035 (EXLCZ)994920000001214794 040 DJBF |beng |cDJBF |erda 110 2 World Bank Group. 245 14 The Cost of Business Registration and Licensing in Ethiopia and Options for Reform 264 1 Washington, D.C. : |bThe World Bank, |c2016. 300 1 online resource (1 pages) 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 data file |2rda 490 1 Investment Climate Assessment 520 3 The Ethiopia Investment Climate Program, managed by the World Bank Group's Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice aims at streamlining and simplifying high priority regulatory practices and processes burdensome to the private sector and address investment climate issues that are holding back investment and productivity growth in Ethiopia. This report presents a summary of the major findings about the business registration and licensing regime in Ethiopia and develops recommendations for streamlining and improving it. The report is based on an in-depth review of the country's more than 1,300 licenses; a detailed analysis at a sector level is presented in Annex three. This report consists of two main parts: in Chapter two, we present an estimate of the costs which the registration and licensing regime in Ethiopia imposes on the business sector in the country. Chapter three then presents the key findings and recommendations based on the detailed analysis of Ethiopia's licensing regime and implementation practice, the details of which are presented in the Inventory of Business Licenses. A brief concluding chapter summarizes the recommendations and provides an estimate of the positive effects which they could have both for businesses and Government. 650 4 Access to Information 650 4 Administrative Costs 650 4 Automobiles 650 4 Best Practices 650 4 Business 650 4 Business Environment 650 4 Consultants 650 4 Consumer Protection 650 4 Corporate Law 650 4 E-Business 650 4 Economic Development 650 4 Electricity 650 4 Fraud 650 4 Hardware 650 4 Human Capital 650 4 Human Resources 650 4 Information Technology 650 4 Law and Development 650 4 Legal Framework 650 4 Marketing 650 4 Private Investment 650 4 Private Sector 650 4 Private Sector Development 650 4 Productivity 650 4 Software 650 4 Telecommunications 830 0 Investment Climate Assessment 830 0 World Bank e-Library. 906 BOOK