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Title
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Chapter I Present Scenario
4
1
Introduction
5-6
2
Electricity and Infrastructure (power)
7
3
Transport
8
4
Telecommunication
9
5
Access to Land – Corruption
10
6
Access to Finance
11-12
7
Limited Access to Skilled Labor
13
8
Legal and Regulatory frame work
14-15
9
Trade Policy
16
Chapter II Govt. Measures to Boost Investment
17
10
Afghan Government steps….
18
11
Private Sector Development
18
12
Infrastructural Development (…)
19
13
The Roads (…)
20
14
Overall economic and social situation
21
15 Development in Banking Sector
22
16
Conclusion
23
Reference
24
CHAPTER 1 (Present Scenario)
Introduction
The Afghan government has taken a number of steps to improve the business environment and attract investment. Tax reform is a notable example. In the World Bank lists Afghanistan at rank 165 out of 183 countries in “2011”.
Currently the entrepreneurs do not see tax administration as a big issue because there is little enforcement. But as the company grows and becomes more formal, it will benefit from having an efficient system in place. Labor regulation is another area where Afghanistan has made significant progress. Regulations governing hiring, firing, and working hours all give Afghan firms more flexibility than firms have in most other countries of the world, particularly among its neighboring countries. The government has made important strides toward creating an enabling investment climate, but much more remains to be done, particularly in removing informal barriers to new entry, improving infrastructure, and reducing uncertainty.
Over “64” percent of the surveyed enterprises cited electricity as either a severe or major obstacle to doing business in Afghanistan. Electricity was closely followed by access to land, which was cited by nearly “60” percent of the sample. Corruption and
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Title
Page No
Chapter I Present Scenario
4
1
Introduction
5-6
2
Electricity and Infrastructure (power)
7
3
Transport
8
4
Telecommunication
9
5
Access to Land – Corruption
10
6
Access to Finance
11-12
7
Limited Access to Skilled Labor
13
8
Legal and Regulatory frame work
14-15
9
Trade Policy
16
Chapter II Govt. Measures to Boost Investment
17
10
Afghan Government steps….
18
11
Private Sector Development
18
12
Infrastructural Development (…)
19
13
The Roads (…)
20
14
Overall economic and social situation
21
15 Development in Banking Sector
22
16
Conclusion
23
Reference
24
CHAPTER 1 (Present Scenario)
Introduction
The Afghan government has taken a number of steps to improve the business environment and attract investment. Tax reform is a notable example. In the World Bank lists Afghanistan at rank 165 out of 183 countries in “2011”.
Currently the entrepreneurs do not see tax administration as a big issue because there is little enforcement. But as the company grows and becomes more formal, it will benefit from having an efficient system in place. Labor regulation is another area where Afghanistan has made significant progress. Regulations governing hiring, firing, and working hours all give Afghan firms more flexibility than firms have in most other countries of the world, particularly among its neighboring countries. The government has made important strides toward creating an enabling investment climate, but much more remains to be done, particularly in removing informal barriers to new entry, improving infrastructure, and reducing uncertainty.
Over “64” percent of the surveyed enterprises cited electricity as either a severe or major obstacle to doing business in Afghanistan. Electricity was closely followed by access to land, which was cited by nearly “60” percent of the sample. Corruption and
References: WTO (World Trade Organization)- (http://www.wto.org) IMF (International Monetary Fund)- (http://www.imf.org/) WB (World Bank)-( http://www.worldbank.org/) ADB (Asian Development Bank)- (http://www.adb.org/) AISA (Afghanistan Investment Support Agency)- (http://www.aisa.org.af/english/org) MoE (Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan)-( moec.gov.af/) MoF (Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan)- ( www.mof.gov.af/) De Afghanistan Bank ( Central Bank of Afghanistan)-( www.centralbank.gov.af/) All the above sites are used for taking data (i.e. percentage, table and etc).