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The 2006-07 Business Climate Index Survey for East Africa

Trade & Investment Consortium. The 2006-07 Business Climate Index Survey for East Africa. Supported by Support of Regional Business Organisations in East Africa (SRBO-EA) - a GTZ Project. Overview. BCI survey process BCI Basic Facts BCI Major Findings on NTBS

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The 2006-07 Business Climate Index Survey for East Africa

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  1. Trade & Investment Consortium The 2006-07 Business Climate Index Survey for East Africa Supported by Support of Regional Business Organisations in East Africa (SRBO-EA) - a GTZ Project

  2. Overview • BCI survey process • BCI Basic Facts • BCI Major Findings on NTBS • BCI Major Findings on ther BCI Factors • Reommendations

  3. BCI Basic FactsObjectives • Identify NTBs within EAC • Document perceptions of businesses & MDAs on status, impact & future expectations on business climate • Obtain suggestions on Business Climate Factors • Document changes since 2004 BCI • Provide evidence to NMC to facilitate NTB elimination • Sensitize EAC organs, business, public, & media on situation and impact of NTBs & other BCF to businesses

  4. BCI FactsCoverage

  5. BCI FactsEAC respondents by activities

  6. BCI FactsEAC business activities and exports

  7. EAC business respondents annual turnover

  8. EAC respondents employment

  9. Main FindingsTrade Issues EAC • Customs procedures & fair treatment at customs • Immigration procedures & work permits • Business registration & licensing procedures • Police roadblocks • Weighbridge stations procedures • Quality standards & export certification

  10. Main Findings 2006-07 BCI surveyNTBs overall severity in EAC

  11. Main Findings2004 BCI

  12. FindingsEAC severity of NTBs under customs procedures

  13. FindingsEAC severity of NTBs Immigration Procedures

  14. FindingsEAC severity of NTBs Business registration/ licensing

  15. Findings EAC severity of NTBs under Police roadblocks

  16. Findings EAC severity of NTBs Weighbridge stations

  17. Findings EAC Severity of NTBs Quality standards & export certification

  18. Findings EAC time spent at customs & weighbridges

  19. Findings EAC time spent at immigration border crossings and at police roadblocks

  20. Findings EAC time spent on work permits, quality standards, business registration/licensing

  21. Findings EAC extra costs incurred at customs

  22. Findings EAC extra costs incurred on quality standards inspection & export certification

  23. Findings EAC severity of corruption

  24. Findings EAC businessesLevel of importance BCF All BCF considered very important to business

  25. Findings EAC MDA perceptions on Level of importance BCF MDA concur with businesses that all BCF very important to businesses

  26. EAC business perceptions current situation BCF

  27. Findings EAC MDA Current situation BCF

  28. Findings EAC business perceptions improvements 2005-06 BCF Substantial deterioration in energy Substantial improvement in telecomm Overall no change or only marginal improvement

  29. Findings EAC MDA perceptions improvements 2005-06 BCF Overall only marginal improvement Considerable deterioration on energy

  30. EAC business optimism perceptions in 2007 BCF Expected substantial improvement in energy Overall only marginal improvement expected

  31. EAC MDAs optimism 2007 BCF More expected substantial improvement by MDA than businesses

  32. BCI 2006-07 EAC Recommendations • Future BCI surveys should cover more EAC business towns in addition to capital cities. • Documented impact of NTBs –Time, Cost, extra payments should form main agenda of NMC discussions aimed at solutions to NBTs and Business Climate Factors. • EABC/ EAC/National Associations use BCI findings to lobby EAC MDAs for change in procedures/ regulations. BCI 2006/07 has some guidelines on changes required. • Future BCI should use 2006/07 BCI baseline data to compare whether improvements or deteriorations occur in business climate and impact of procedures/ regulations to business operations.

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