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IFTF Warsaw 2012
IFTF Zagreb 2011
IFTF Istanbul 2011

Croatia

Financial Sector Enabling Environment in Croatia

Croatia
Ease of doing business (rank)	84
Starting a business (rank)	80
Starting a business - Cost (% of income per capita)	7.3
Starting a business - Procedures (number)	6
Starting a business - Time (days)	9
Starting a business - Minimum capital (% of income per capita)	13.4
Dealing with construction permits (rank)	143
Dealing with construction permits - Cost (% of income per capita)	573.3
Dealing with construction permits - Procedures (number)	12
Dealing with construction permits - Time (days)	317
Registering property (rank)	104
Cost (% of property value)	5
Procedures (number)	5
Time (days)	104
Protecting Investors (rank)	139
Getting credit (rank)	40
Trading across borders (rank)	105
Enforcing contracts (rank)	52
Enforcing Contracts - Cost (as % of claim)	13.8
Enforcing Contracts - Procedures (number)	38
Enforcing Contracts - Time (days)	572
Resolving insolvency (rank)	97

Source: World Bank Doing Business 2013 (RANK: Best=1; Worst=185)

Getting credit

In Croatia the private credit bureau started to collect and distribute information on firms, improving the credit information system.

Paying taxes

Croatia made paying taxes less costly for companies by reducing the health insurance contribution rate.

Conclusion

Croatia continues its decline in terms of the ease of doing business. Many areas desperately need improvement and corruption still strangles investments in Croatia.

The most problematic factors for doing business in Croatia: