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Economy Profile

Guinea

GuineaDoing Business 2019

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Economy Profile of Guinea

Doing Business 2019 Indicators(in order of appearance in the document)

Starting a business Procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital to start a limited liability company

Dealing with construction permits Procedures, time and cost to complete all formalities to build a warehouse and the qualitycontrol and safety mechanisms in the construction permitting system

Getting electricity Procedures, time and cost to get connected to the electrical grid, and the reliability of theelectricity supply and the transparency of tariffs

Registering property Procedures, time and cost to transfer a property and the quality of the land administrationsystem

Getting credit Movable collateral laws and credit information systems

Protecting minority investors Minority shareholders’ rights in related-party transactions and in corporate governance

Paying taxes Payments, time, total tax and contribution rate for a firm to comply with all tax regulations aswell as post-filing processes

Trading across borders Time and cost to export the product of comparative advantage and import auto parts

Enforcing contracts Time and cost to resolve a commercial dispute and the quality of judicial processes

Resolving insolvency Time, cost, outcome and recovery rate for a commercial insolvency and the strength of thelegal framework for insolvency

Labor market regulation Flexibility in employment regulation and aspects of job quality

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About Doing Business

The project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selectedcities at the subnational and regional level.

Doing Business

The project, launched in 2002, looks at domestic small and medium-size companies and measures the regulations applyingto them through their life cycle.

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captures several important dimensions of the regulatory environment as it applies to local firms. It provides quantitativeindicators on regulation for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit,protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. alsomeasures features of labor market regulation. Although does not present rankings of economies on the labor marketregulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate ease of doing business score or ranking on the ease of doing business, it doespresent the data for these indicators.

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By gathering and analyzing comprehensive quantitative data to compare business regulation environments across economies and over time,encourages economies to compete towards more efficient regulation; offers measurable benchmarks for reform; and serves

as a resource for academics, journalists, private sector researchers and others interested in the business climate of each economy.Doing Business

In addition, offers detailed , which exhaustively cover business regulation and reform in different cities andregions within a nation. These reports provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improveperformance in each of the indicator areas. Selected cities can compare their business regulations with other cities in the economy or regionand with the 190 economies that has ranked.

Doing Business subnational reports

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The first report, published in 2003, covered 5 indicator sets and 133 economies. This year’s report covers 11 indicator setsand 190 economies. Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy, except for 11 economies thathave a population of more than 100 million as of 2013 (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, theRussian Federation and the United States) where also collected data for the second largest business city. The data for these11 economies are a population-weighted average for the 2 largest business cities. The project has benefited from feedback fromgovernments, academics, practitioners and reviewers. The initial goal remains: to provide an objective basis for understanding and improvingthe regulatory environment for business around the world.

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Ease of Doing Business in

GuineaRegion Sub-Saharan Africa

Income Category Low income

Population 12,717,176

City Covered Conakry

DB 2019 Rank190 1

152

DB 2019 Ease of doing business score0 100

51.51

DB 2019 Ease of Doing Business Score

0 10053.50: Mali (Rank: 145)

51.72: Gambia, The (Rank: 149)

51.61: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

51.57: Burkina Faso (Rank: 151)

51.51: Guinea (Rank: 152)

42.85: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 175)

Note: The ease of doing business score captures the gap of each economy from the best regulatory performance observed on each of the indicators across all economiesin the sample since 2005. An economy’s ease of doing business score is reflected on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest and 100represents the best performance. The ease of doing business ranking ranges from 1 to 190.

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Rankings on Doing Business topics - Guinea

Startinga

Business

Dealingwith

ConstructionPermits

GettingElectricity

RegisteringProperty

GettingCredit

ProtectingMinorityInvestors

PayingTaxes

Tradingacross

Borders

EnforcingContracts

ResolvingInsolvency

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Ease of Doing Business Score on Doing Business topics - Guinea

Startinga

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Dealingwith

ConstructionPermits

GettingElectricity

RegisteringProperty

GettingCredit

ProtectingMinorityInvestors

PayingTaxes

Tradingacross

Borders

EnforcingContracts

ResolvingInsolvency

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83.90

74.04

55.5451.92

30.00

40.00 38.93

47.8253.87

39.10

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Starting a Business

This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limitedliability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city.

To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, hasstart-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income per capita, engages in general industrial or commercial activities and employs between 10and 50 people one month after the commencement of operations, all of whom are domestic nationals. Starting a Business considers twotypes of local limited liability companies that are identical in all aspects, except that one company is owned by 5 married women and theother by 5 married men. The ranking of economies on the ease of starting a business is determined by sorting their scores for starting abusiness. These scores are the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators.

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The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in May 2018. .See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

Procedures to legally start and formally operatea company (number)

Preregistration (for example, name verification orreservation, notarization)

Registration in the economy’s largest businesscity

Postregistration (for example, social securityregistration, company seal)

Obtaining approval from spouse to start abusiness or to leave the home to register thecompany

Obtaining any gender specific document forcompany registration and operation or nationalidentification card

Time required to complete each procedure(calendar days)

Does not include time spent gatheringinformation

Each procedure starts on a separate day (2procedures cannot start on the same day)

Procedures fully completed online are recordedas ½ day

Procedure is considered completed once finaldocument is received

No prior contact with officials•Cost required to complete each procedure (% ofincome per capita)

Official costs only, no bribes•No professional fees unless services required bylaw or commonly used in practice

Paid-in minimum capital (% of income percapita)

• Funds deposited in a bank or with third partybefore registration or up to 3 months afterincorporation

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about thebusiness and the procedures are used. It is assumed that any required information isreadily available and that the entrepreneur will pay no bribes.

The business:

- Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent). If there is more than one typeof limited liability company in the economy, the most common among domestic firmsis chosen. Information on the most common form is obtained from incorporationlawyers or the statistical office.- Operates in the economy’s largest business city. For 11 economies the data arealso collected for the second largest business city.- The entire office space is approximately 929 square meters (10,000 square feet).- Is 100% domestically owned and has five owners, none of whom is a legal entity;has a start-up capital of 10 times income per capita and has a turnover of at least100 times income per capita.- Performs general industrial or commercial activities, such as the production or saleof goods or services to the public. The business does not perform foreign tradeactivities and does not handle products subject to a special tax regime, for example,liquor or tobacco. It does not use heavily polluting production processes.- Leases the commercial plant or offices and is not a proprietor of real estate and theamount of the annual lease for the office space is equivalent to the income percapita.- Does not qualify for investment incentives or any special benefits.- Has at least 10 and up to 50 employees one month after the commencement ofoperations, all of whom are domestic nationals.- Has a company deed that is 10 pages long.

The owners:

- Have reached the legal age of majority. If there is no legal age of majority, they areassumed to be 30 years old.- Are sane, competent, in good health and have no criminal record.- Are married and the marriage is monogamous and registered with the authorities.- Where the answer differs according to the legal system applicable to the woman orman in question (as may be the case in economies where there is legal plurality), theanswer used will be the one that applies to the majority of the population.

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Starting a Business - Guinea

Figure – Starting a Business in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Starting a Business Score

0 100

88.19: Burkina Faso (Rank: 79)

84.05: Mali (Rank: 110)

83.90: Guinea (Rank: 111)

78.52: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

75.22: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 158)

69.91: Gambia, The (Rank: 169)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of starting a business is determined by sorting their scores for starting a business. These scoresare the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators.

Standardized Company

Legal form Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL) - Limited LiabilityCompany

Paid-in minimum capital requirement GNF 411,861

City Covered Conakry

Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Procedure – Men (number) 6 7.4 4.9 1 (New Zealand)

Time – Men (days) 15 23.3 9.3 0.5 (New Zealand)

Cost – Men (% of income per capita) 38.2 44.4 3.1 0.0 (Slovenia)

Procedure – Women (number) 6 7.6 4.9 1 (New Zealand)

Time – Women (days) 15 23.4 9.3 0.5 (New Zealand)

Cost – Women (% of income per capita) 38.2 44.4 3.1 0.0 (Slovenia)

Paid-in min. capital (% of income per capita) 5.4 10.0 8.6 0.0 (117 Economies)

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Figure – Starting a Business in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.*

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men andwomen, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the website( ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Details – Starting a Business in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

No. Procedures Time to Complete Associated Costs

1 Deposit the initial capital in a bank: BankAgency

The lawyer or notary public needs to deposit the capital into a blocked bankaccount and obtain a proof of deposit.

1 day no charge

2 Check the uniqueness of the company name: Commercial RegistryAgency

Business founders can check the availability of the proposed company name atno cost.

1 day no charge

3 Prepare the company's Articles of Association: NotaryAgency

Business founders must prepare the company's articles of association. Accordingto articles 10,11,311,313,314 and 73 of the “Acte uniforme relatif au droit dessocietes commerciales revises” (OHADA) and Decret D/2014/124/PRG/SGGG ofMay 30st, 2014, the use of notaries is optional, although notary services are stillused by most entrepreneurs.

2 days GNF 1.6 million

4 Register the company at the One-Stop Shop (APIP) to obtain registrationwith the Commercial Registry, the Tax Authorities, Social Security andnotify the Labor Promotion Agency (AGUIPE) of the hiring of employees

: One-Stop Shop (Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés -APIP-Guinée)Agency

Business founders must apply for incorporation at the one-stop shop (APIP-Guinée). Upon receipt of a incorporation request and payment of the relevantfees, APIP proceeds to obtain registration with the Commercial Registry, the TaxAuthorities, and Social Security. The Tax ID (Numéro d'Identification Fiscale -NIF) and the online publication of a notice of company incorporation are alsoprovided by APIP. Employees can be registered with Social Security through theone-stop shop or at the offices of the Social Security Institute (CNSS - Caissenationale de Sécurité sociale). Companies can also notify the Labor PromotionAgency (Agence Guinéenne pour la Promotion de l’ Emploi - AGUIPE) of thehiring of employees at the one-stop shop

The registration fees for a new limited liability company (SARL) are the following:200,000 (registration of the articles of association if the capital is under100,000,000GNF) + 100,000 GNF (registration at RCCM) + 100,000 GNF (NIF) +150,000 GNF (publication) + 1,000 GNF/page (stamp duty) + 100,000 GNF(verbal process)+ 68000 (AGUIPE).

4 days see comments

5 Publish incorporation notices in a legal journal: Legal journalAgency

The incorporation of the company has to be publish in a legal journal. it can bepublished on the website of the APIP but entrepreneurs prefer to publish it in alegal journal.

7 days GNF 200,000

6 Make a company seal: Seal makerAgency

Companies normally obtain a company seal so that the company'srepresentatives can sign documents in the company's name during their variousinteractions with different Authorities.

1 day (simultaneouswith previousprocedure)

GNF 20,000

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Dealing with Construction Permits

This topic tracks the procedures, time and cost to build a warehouse—including obtaining necessary the licenses and permits, submitting allrequired notifications, requesting and receiving all necessary inspections and obtaining utility connections. In addition, the Dealing withConstruction Permits indicator measures the building quality control index, evaluating the quality of building regulations, the strength ofquality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes, and professional certification requirements. The most recent round ofdata collection was completed in May 2018. See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

Procedures to legally build a warehouse(number)

Submitting all relevant documents and obtainingall necessary clearances, licenses, permits andcertificates

Submitting all required notifications and receivingall necessary inspections

Obtaining utility connections for water andsewerage

Registering and selling the warehouse after itscompletion

Time required to complete each procedure(calendar days)

Does not include time spent gatheringinformation

Each procedure starts on a separate day—though procedures that can be fully completedonline are an exception to this rule

Procedure is considered completed once finaldocument is received

No prior contact with officials•Cost required to complete each procedure (% ofincome per capita)

Official costs only, no bribes•Building quality control index (0-15)

Quality of building regulations (0-2)•Quality control before construction (0-1)•Quality control during construction (0-3)•Quality control after construction (0-3)•Liability and insurance regimes (0-2)•Professional certifications (0-4)•

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about theconstruction company, the warehouse project and the utility connections are used.

The construction company (BuildCo):

- Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) and operates in the economy’slargest business city. For 11 economies the data are also collected for the secondlargest business city.- Is 100% domestically and privately owned; has five owners, none of whom is alegal entity. Has a licensed architect and a licensed engineer, both registered withthe local association of architects or engineers. BuildCo is not assumed to have anyother employees who are technical or licensed experts, such as geological ortopographical experts.- Owns the land on which the warehouse will be built and will sell the warehouseupon its completion.

The warehouse:

- Will be used for general storage activities, such as storage of books or stationery.- Will have two stories, both above ground, with a total constructed area ofapproximately 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet). Each floor will be 3meters (9 feet, 10 inches) high and will be located on a land plot of approximately929 square meters (10,000 square feet) that is 100% owned by BuildCo, and thewarehouse is valued at 50 times income per capita.- Will have complete architectural and technical plans prepared by a licensedarchitect. If preparation of the plans requires such steps as obtaining furtherdocumentation or getting prior approvals from external agencies, these are countedas procedures.- Will take 30 weeks to construct (excluding all delays due to administrative andregulatory requirements).

The water and sewerage connections:

- Will be 150 meters (492 feet) from the existing water source and sewer tap. If thereis no water delivery infrastructure in the economy, a borehole will be dug. If there isno sewerage infrastructure, a septic tank in the smallest size available will beinstalled or built.- Will have an average water use of 662 liters (175 gallons) a day and an averagewastewater flow of 568 liters (150 gallons) a day. Will have a peak water use of1,325 liters (350 gallons) a day and a peak wastewater flow of 1,136 liters (300gallons) a day.- Will have a constant level of water demand and wastewater flow throughout theyear; will be 1 inch in diameter for the water connection and 4 inches in diameter forthe sewerage connection.

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Dealing with Construction Permits - Guinea

Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Dealing with Construction Permits Score

0 100

74.04: Guinea (Rank: 50)

73.25: Burkina Faso (Rank: 58)

66.74: Mali (Rank: 109)

64.51: Gambia, The (Rank: 123)

58.59: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

44.40: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 178)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of dealing with construction permits is determined by sorting their scores for dealing withconstruction permits. These scores are the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators.

Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.*

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men andwomen, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the website( ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Standardized Warehouse

Estimated value of warehouse GNF 384,785,071.60

City Covered Conakry

Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Procedures (number) 15 14.7 12.7 None in 2017/18

Time (days) 151 145.7 153.1 None in 2017/18

Cost (% of warehouse value) 1.6 8.8 1.5 None in 2017/18

Building quality control index (0-15) 12.0 8.5 11.5 15.0 (3 Economies)

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Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

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Details – Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

No. Procedures Time to Complete Associated Costs

1 Obtain cadastre extract: CadastreAgency

7 days GNF 150,000

2 Obtain a copy of the property title: Legal Clerk, Notary, or Huissier de JusticeAgency

2 days GNF 50,000

3 Obtain geological and geotechnical survey: BGGAAgency

10 days GNF 650,000

4 Obtain building permit: Direction Nationale de l’Architecture et de la ConstructionAgency

The application is addressed to the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing. Thedossier contains the following documents:• Request to the Minister, Ministre de l'Urbanisme, the Governor of the city, or tothe Mayor- Maire de la Commune according to the building use and the location• Property title (Titre foncier, décrêt, arrêté ou bail)• Architectural and technical plans (structure, installations électriques andhydrosanitaires); the descriptive document of the project prepared by an architectoffice, and the soil analysis.

If BuildCo does not follow up on the application, the building permit will not begranted. A person within BuildCo needs to be assigned to follow up on theapplication daily.

80 days GNF 3,771,625

5 Receive on-site inspection from the Direction Nationale de l’Aménagementdu Territoire et de l’Urbanisme upon commencement of construction

: Direction Nationale de l’Aménagement du Territoire et de l’UrbanismeAgency

1 day no charge

6 Receive on-site inspection from the Direction Nationale de l'Architecture etde la Construction upon commencement of construction

: Direction Nationale de l’Architecture et de la ConstructionAgency

1 day no charge

7 Receive on-site inspection from the Municipal Tax Authority (Service desImpots de la Commune)

: Service des Impots de la CommuneAgencyThe Municipal Tax Authority (Service des Impots de la Commune) inspects thesite to ensure that BuildCo is paying the withholding taxes on its workers'salaries.

1 day no charge

8 Receive on-site inspection from the Local Health Service (Service deSalubrité) - I

: Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité)AgencyThe Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks.The agency may visit as often as every week depending on the project.

1 day no charge

9 Receive on-site inspection from the Local Health Service (Service deSalubrité) - II

: Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité)AgencyThe Local Health Service (Service de Salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks.The agency may visit as often as every week depending on the project.

1 day no charge

10 Notify National Directorate of Architecture and Construction of thecompletion of construction works

: Direction Nationale de l’Architecture et de la ConstructionAgencyThe head supervisor of construction must notify the National Directorate ofArchitecture and Construction when construction works are complete andrequest a final inspection.

1 day no charge

11 Receive final inspection and certificate of conformity (certificat d'habilité): Direction Nationale de l’Architecture et de la ConstructionAgency

7 days GNF 840,000

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Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

12 Register warehouse with the Ministère de la Construction, de l'Urbanismeet Habitat

: Ministère de la Construction, de l'Urbanisme et HabitatAgencyReal estate taxes and the occupancy tax (tax à l' occupation) of GNF 300,000.00(paid only once) must be paid after construction is finished.

1 day GNF 300,000

13Request water connection

: Guinea Water Company (SEG)Agency1 day no charge

14 Receive inspection by water company: Guinea Water Company (SEG)Agency

1 day no charge

15 Obtain water connection: Guinea Water Company (SEG)Agency

36 days GNF 250,000

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Details – Dealing with Construction Permits in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Answer Score

Building quality control index (0-15) 12.0

Quality of building regulations index (0-2) 2.0

How accessible are building laws and regulations in your economy? (0-1) Available online;Free of charge.

1.0

Which requirements for obtaining a building permit are clearly specified in the buildingregulations or on any accessible website, brochure or pamphlet? (0-1)

List of requireddocuments; Feesto be paid;Requiredpreapprovals.

1.0

Quality control before construction index (0-1) 1.0

Which third-party entities are required by law to verify that the building plans are incompliance with existing building regulations? (0-1)

Licensedarchitect.

1.0

Quality control during construction index (0-3) 2.0

What types of inspections (if any) are required by law to be carried out during construction?(0-2)

Inspections by in-house engineer;Unscheduledinspections.

1.0

Do legally mandated inspections occur in practice during construction? (0-1) Mandatoryinspections arealways done inpractice.

1.0

Quality control after construction index (0-3) 2.0

Is there a final inspection required by law to verify that the building was built in accordancewith the approved plans and regulations? (0-2)

Yes, finalinspection isdone bygovernmentagency.

2.0

Do legally mandated final inspections occur in practice? (0-1) Final inspectiondoes not alwaysoccur in practice.

0.0

Liability and insurance regimes index (0-2) 1.0

Which parties (if any) are held liable by law for structural flaws or problems in the buildingonce it is in use (Latent Defect Liability or Decennial Liability)? (0-1)

Professional incharge of thesupervision;Constructioncompany; Owneror investor.

1.0

Which parties (if any) are required by law to obtain an insurance policy to cover possiblestructural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use (Latent Defect Liability Insuranceor Decennial Insurance)? (0-1)

No party isrequired by lawto obtaininsurance .

0.0

Professional certifications index (0-4) 4.0

What are the qualification requirements for the professional responsible for verifying that thearchitectural plans or drawings are in compliance with existing building regulations? (0-2)

Minimum numberof years ofexperience;University degreein architecture orengineering;Being aregisteredarchitect orengineer.

2.0

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What are the qualification requirements for the professional who supervises the constructionon the ground? (0-2)

Minimum numberof years ofexperience;University degreein engineering,construction orconstructionmanagement;Being aregisteredarchitect orengineer.

2.0

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Getting Electricity

This topic measures the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newlyconstructed warehouse. Additionally, the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index measures reliability of supply, transparency oftariffs and the price of electricity. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in May 2018.

.See the methodology

for more information

What the indicators measure

Procedures to obtain an electricity connection(number)

Submitting all relevant documents and obtainingall necessary clearances and permits

Completing all required notifications andreceiving all necessary inspections

Obtaining external installation works and possiblypurchasing material for these works

Concluding any necessary supply contract andobtaining final supply

Time required to complete each procedure(calendar days)

Is at least 1 calendar day•Each procedure starts on a separate day•Does not include time spent gatheringinformation

Reflects the time spent in practice, with littlefollow-up and no prior contact with officials

Cost required to complete each procedure (% ofincome per capita)

Official costs only, no bribes•Value added tax excluded•

The reliability of supply and transparency oftariffs index (0-8)

Duration and frequency of power outages (0–3)•Tools to monitor power outages (0–1)•Tools to restore power supply (0–1)•Regulatory monitoring of utilities’ performance(0–1)

Financial deterrents limiting outages (0–1)•Transparency and accessibility of tariffs (0–1)•

Price of electricity (cents per kilowatt-hour)*

Price based on monthly bill for commercialwarehouse in case study

*Note: measures the price ofelectricity, but it is not included in the ease of doingbusiness score nor the ranking on the ease ofgetting electricity.

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Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about thewarehouse, the electricity connection and the monthly consumption are used.

The warehouse:

- Is owned by a local entrepreneur and is used for storage of goods.- Is located in the economy’s largest business city. For 11 economies the data arealso collected for the second largest business city.- Is located in an area where similar warehouses are typically located and is in anarea with no physical constraints. For example, the property is not near a railway.- Is a new construction and is being connected to electricity for the first time.- Has two stories with a total surface area of approximately 1,300.6 square meters(14,000 square feet). The plot of land on which it is built is 929 square meters(10,000 square feet).

The electricity connection:

- Is a permanent one with a three-phase, four-wire Y connection with a subscribedcapacity of 140-kilo-volt-ampere (kVA) with a power factor of 1, when 1 kVA = 1kilowatt (kW).- Has a length of 150 meters. The connection is to either the low- or medium-voltagedistribution network and is either overhead or underground, whichever is morecommon in the area where the warehouse is located and requires works that involvethe crossing of a 10-meter road (such as by excavation or overhead lines) but are allcarried out on public land. There is no crossing of other owners’ private propertybecause the warehouse has access to a road.- Does not require work to install the internal wiring of the warehouse. This hasalready been completed up to and including the customer’s service panel orswitchboard and the meter base.

The monthly consumption:

- It is assumed that the warehouse operates 30 days a month from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. (8 hours a day), with equipment utilized at 80% of capacity on average and thatthere are no electricity cuts (assumed for simplicity reasons) and the monthly energyconsumption is 26,880 kilowatt-hours (kWh); hourly consumption is 112 kWh.- If multiple electricity suppliers exist, the warehouse is served by the cheapestsupplier.- Tariffs effective in January of the current year are used for calculation of the price ofelectricity for the warehouse. Although January has 31 days, for calculationpurposes only 30 days are used.

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Getting Electricity - Guinea

Figure – Getting Electricity in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Getting Electricity Score

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55.54: Guinea (Rank: 146)

51.57: Mali (Rank: 159)

50.12: Gambia, The (Rank: 160)

49.00: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

29.57: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 180)

29.42: Burkina Faso (Rank: 181)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of getting electricity is determined by sorting their scores for getting electricity. These scores arethe simple average of the scores for all the component indicators except the price of electricity.

Standardized Connection

Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) 19.6

Name of utility Electricite de Guinee (EDG)

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Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

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Procedures (number) 4 5.2 4.5 3 (25 Economies)

Time (days) 69 112.0 77.2 18 (3 Economies)

Cost (% of income per capita) 3160.3 3456.5 64.2 0.0 (3 Economies)

Reliability of supply and transparency of tariffindex (0-8)

0 1.6 7.5 8.0 (27 Economies)

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Figure – Getting Electricity in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.*

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men andwomen, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the website( ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Details – Getting Electricity in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

No. Procedures Time to Complete Associated Costs

1 Hire private firm to design and carry out external works: Private firmAgency

External works consist of installing a private substation. The MV network isunderground; the LV service is overhead.The client can pick any approved private firm. Another option is for the utility toissue a tendering process to pick the firm that will carry out the works.Because a client's picking of a private firm reduces the wait time, this is usually apreferred option. The private firm will then prepare a design of the works andsubmit it to the utility for approval.The client's contractor will also need to provide the material for the works. This(namely the transformer) is usually not available in stock, and most firms willneed to import it, mostly from Morocco. This causes short delays to the process.

58 calendar days GNF 225,000,000

2 Submit connection application to EDG: Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Agency

The client mails an application for a connection to Electricité de Guinée (EDG). Inthe case where the client relies on Electricité de Guinée (EDG) also for theexternal works, the utility will need to inspect the site first to carry out a technicalstudy and prepare an estimate of the connection fees.Alternatively, the client can hire a private firm for the external works. This samefirm can submit the application for a connection on their behalf. It will also carryout the technical study to prepare a design of the external connection works andan estimate of the costs.

4 calendar days GNF 0

3 Receive site inspection by EDG: Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Agency

The utility will inspect at the end of the external works to check that they havebeen carried out according to the original plans.

1 calendar day GNF 18,205,918

4 Sign subscriber agreement with EDG and obtain meter installation and finalsupply

: Electricité de Guinée (EDG)AgencyA subscription deposit is issued by the electricity company to the customer'saddress. This security deposit takes into account the client’s subscribed powerand their consumption (tariff). This deposit is also considered as a supplycontract. After the client has paid the deposit, they become subscribed with theutility that then installs the meter and turns on final supply.The deposit is returned at the end of the contract.

10 calendar days GNF 0

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Details – Getting Electricity in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Note:

If the duration and frequency of outages is 100 or less, the economy is eligible to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariffindex.

If the duration and frequency of outages is not available, or is over 100, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.

If the minimum outage time considered for SAIDI/SAIFI is over 5 minutes, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.

Answer

Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8) 0

Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) 0

System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) ..

System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) ..

What is the minimum outage time (in minutes) that the utility considers for the calculation of SAIDI/SAIFI N/A

Mechanisms for monitoring outages (0-1) 0

Does the distribution utility use automated tools to monitor outages? No

Mechanisms for restoring service (0-1) 0

Does the distribution utility use automated tools to restore service? No

Regulatory monitoring (0-1) 0

Does a regulator—that is, an entity separate from the utility—monitor the utility’s performance on reliability ofsupply?

No

Financial deterrents aimed at limiting outages (0-1) 0

Does the utility either pay compensation to customers or face fines by the regulator (or both) if outagesexceed a certain cap?

No

Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) 1

Are effective tariffs available online? Yes

Link to the website, if available online https://www.edg-guinee.com/ma-facture-edg-comment-ca-marche

Are customers notified of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle? Yes

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Registering Property

This topic examines the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants topurchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute. In addition, the topic also measures the quality of the landadministration system in each economy. The quality of land administration index has five dimensions: reliability of infrastructure, transparencyof information, geographic coverage, land dispute resolution, and equal access to property rights. The most recent round of data collection forthe project was completed in May 2018. .See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

Procedures to legally transfer title onimmovable property (number)

Preregistration procedures (for example,checking for liens, notarizing sales agreement,paying property transfer taxes)

Registration procedures in the economy's largestbusiness city.

Postregistration procedures (for example, fillingtitle with municipality)

Time required to complete each procedure(calendar days)

Does not include time spent gatheringinformation

Each procedure starts on a separate day -though procedures that can be fully completedonline are an exception to this rule

Procedure is considered completed once finaldocument is received

No prior contact with officials•Cost required to complete each procedure (% ofproperty value)

Official costs only (such as administrative fees,duties and taxes).

Value Added Tax, Capital Gains Tax and illicitpayments are excluded

Quality of land administration index (0-30)

Reliability of infrastructure index (0-8)•Transparency of information index (0–6)•Geographic coverage index (0–8)•Land dispute resolution index (0–8)•Equal access to property rights index (-2–0)•

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about theparties to the transaction, the property and the procedures are used.

The parties (buyer and seller):

- Are limited liability companies (or the legal equivalent).- Are located in the periurban area of the economy’s largest business city. For 11economies the data are also collected for the second largest business city.- Are 100% domestically and privately owned.- Have 50 employees each, all of whom are nationals.- Perform general commercial activities.

The property (fully owned by the seller):

- Has a value of 50 times income per capita, which equals the sale price.- Is fully owned by the seller.- Has no mortgages attached and has been under the same ownership for the past10 years.- Is registered in the land registry or cadastre, or both, and is free of title disputes.- Is located in a periurban commercial zone, and no rezoning is required.- Consists of land and a building. The land area is 557.4 square meters (6,000square feet). A two-story warehouse of 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) islocated on the land. The warehouse is 10 years old, is in good condition, has noheating system and complies with all safety standards, building codes and legalrequirements. The property, consisting of land and building, will be transferred in itsentirety.- Will not be subject to renovations or additional construction following the purchase.- Has no trees, natural water sources, natural reserves or historical monuments ofany kind.- Will not be used for special purposes, and no special permits, such as forresidential use, industrial plants, waste storage or certain types of agriculturalactivities, are required.- Has no occupants, and no other party holds a legal interest in it.

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Registering Property - Guinea

Figure – Registering Property in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Registering Property Score

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54.50: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 128)

53.29: Gambia, The (Rank: 132)

52.62: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

51.92: Guinea (Rank: 138)

51.51: Mali (Rank: 141)

50.47: Burkina Faso (Rank: 145)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of registering property is determined by sorting their scores for registering property. Thesescores are the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators.

Figure – Registering Property in Guinea – Procedure, Time and Cost

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Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men andwomen, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the website( ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Procedures (number) 6 6.2 4.7 1 (4 Economies)

Time (days) 44 53.9 20.1 1 (New Zealand)

Cost (% of property value) 7.8 7.6 4.2 0.0 (Saudi Arabia)

Quality of the land administration index (0-30) 6.5 8.8 23.0 None in 2017/18

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Figure – Registering Property in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

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1 Obtain a map indicating the extent and boundaries of the property: Service TopographiqueAgency

The seller must obtain and provide the buyer with the map indicating the extentand boundaries of the property.

14 days GNF 309,495

2 Confirm the identity of the landowner and a clear title at the Land Registry(“Bureau de la Conservation Foncière”)

: Land Registry (Bureau de la Conservation Foncière)AgencyThe buyer writes to the director of the land registry to confirm that the seller ofthe property is indeed the real owner and that the title is clear and free ofencumbrances ("Etat de droits réels"). The director must answer back andalways comply with this requirement.

7 days GNF 300,000

3 Obtain tax clearance from tax authorities: Tax authorities (Direction National des Impots)Agency

The notary will request a tax clearance for checking the no existence ofoutstanding taxes.

10 days GNF 100,000

4 Sign the sale contract as written and witnessed by the notary: NotaryAgency

According to article 201 of the Ordonnance O/92/019 of March 30, 1992,regarding the Land Code, every act subject to land registration must beauthenticated. However, if it is not presented in this form, it must be filed in theminutes of a Notary.

1 day GNF 5,297,850.72;(From 1 to10,000,000 of FG :4.5%From 10,000,000 to50,000,000 of FG:2.5%From 50,000,001 to150,000,000 of FG:1.5%From 150,000,001 to300,000,000 of FG:1%Above 300,000,000:0.75%)

5 Register the sale contract with the National Tax Authorities “Service desImpôts”

: National Tax Authorities (Service des Impôts)AgencyThe parties should register the sale contract with the National Tax Authoritiesand pay their due tax (5% of the value of the property). Article 559 of the GeneralTax Code stipulates that when the National Directorate of Taxes considers thatthe sale price is insufficient, it may be exercised within six months from the dateof registration, a right of first refusal in favor of the public treasury.The National Directorate of Taxes is thus empowered to substitute by the Statethe purchaser of the property whose values were considered insufficient.The National Directorate of Taxes will increase by a tenth the price reported.

5 days GNF 19,239,253.58;(5% of the propertyvalue)

6 Transfer the final ownership with the Land Registry (“Bureau de laConservation Foncière”)

: Land Registry (Bureau de la Conservation Foncière)AgencyThe Director of the Land Registry will only ask to see the notarized saleagreement and the map stating the boundaries of the property. It is arequirement by law that the director effectively transfers the property to the sellerafter a 7 days maximum since the demand was presented.

7 days GNF 4,617,420.86;(1.2% of the propertyvalue)

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Details – Registering Property in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Answer Score

Reliability of infrastructure index (0-8) 0.0

What is the institution in charge of immovable property registration? Land Registry ofConakry (Bureaude laConservationFoncière deConakry)

In what format are the majority of title or deed records kept in the largest business city—in apaper format or in a computerized format (scanned or fully digital)?

Paper 0.0

Is there an electronic database for checking for encumbrances (liens, mortgages, restrictionsand the like)?

No 0.0

Institution in charge of the plans showing legal boundaries in the largest business city: Le Service desDomaines et duCadastre

In what format are the majority of maps of land plots kept in the largest business city—in apaper format or in a computerized format (scanned or fully digital)?

Paper 0.0

Is there an electronic database for recording boundaries, checking plans and providingcadastral information (geographic information system)?

No 0.0

Is the information recorded by the immovable property registration agency and the cadastralor mapping agency kept in a single database, in different but linked databases or in separatedatabases?

Separatedatabases

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Do the immovable property registration agency and cadastral or mapping agency use thesame identification number for properties?

No 0.0

Transparency of information index (0–6) 2.0

Who is able to obtain information on land ownership at the agency in charge of immovableproperty registration in the largest business city?

Onlyintermediariesand interestedparties

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Is the list of documents that are required to complete any type of property transaction madepublicly available–and if so, how?

Yes, online 0.5

Link for online access: http://www.bcf-gn.com/index.php/component/content/article/2-non-categorise/64-mu

Is the applicable fee schedule for any property transaction at the agency in charge ofimmovable property registration in the largest business city made publicly available–and ifso, how?

Yes, online 0.5

Link for online access: http://invest.gov.gn/document/arrete-conjoint-mef-mvat-redevances-domaniales

Does the agency in charge of immovable property registration commit to delivering a legallybinding document that proves property ownership within a specific time frame–and if so, howdoes it communicate the service standard?

No 0.0

Link for online access:

Is there a specific and separate mechanism for filing complaints about a problem thatoccurred at the agency in charge of immovable property registration?

No 0.0

Contact information:

Are there publicly available official statistics tracking the number of transactions at theimmovable property registration agency?

Yes 0.5

Number of property transfers in the largest business city in 2017: 139.0

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Who is able to consult maps of land plots in the largest business city? Onlyintermediariesand interestedparties

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Is the applicable fee schedule for accessing maps of land plots made publicly available—and if so, how?

Yes, online 0.5

Link for online access: http://invest.gov.gn/document/arrete-conjoint-mef-mvat-redevances-domaniales

Does the cadastral or mapping agency commit to delivering an updated map within aspecific time frame—and if so, how does it communicate the service standard?

No 0.0

Link for online access:

Is there a specific and separate mechanism for filing complaints about a problem thatoccurred at the cadastral or mapping agency?

No 0.0

Contact information:

Geographic coverage index (0–8) 0.0

Are all privately held land plots in the economy formally registered at the immovable propertyregistry?

No 0.0

Are all privately held land plots in the largest business city formally registered at theimmovable property registry?

No 0.0

Are all privately held land plots in the economy mapped? No 0.0

Are all privately held land plots in the largest business city mapped? No 0.0

Land dispute resolution index (0–8) 4.5

Does the law require that all property sale transactions be registered at the immovableproperty registry to make them opposable to third parties?

Yes 1.5

Is the system of immovable property registration subject to a state or private guarantee? No 0.0

Is there a specific compensation mechanism to cover for losses incurred by parties whoengaged in good faith in a property transaction based on erroneous information certified bythe immovable property registry?

No 0.0

Does the legal system require a control of legality of the documents necessary for a propertytransaction (e.g., checking the compliance of contracts with requirements of the law)?

Yes 0.5

If yes, who is responsible for checking the legality of the documents? Registrar; Notary;

Does the legal system require verification of the identity of the parties to a propertytransaction?

Yes 0.5

If yes, who is responsible for verifying the identity of the parties? Registrar; Notary;

Is there a national database to verify the accuracy of identity documents? No 0.0

For a standard land dispute between two local businesses over tenure rights of a propertyworth 50 times gross national income (GNI) per capita and located in the largest businesscity, what court would be in charge of the case in the first instance?

Tribunal dePremièreInstance deKaloum, lieu desituation del'immeuble

How long does it take on average to obtain a decision from the first-instance court for such acase (without appeal)?

Between 1 and 2years

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Are there any statistics on the number of land disputes in the first instance? No 0.0

Number of land disputes in the largest business city in 2017:

Equal access to property rights index (-2–0) 0.0

Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to property? Yes

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Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to property? Yes 0.0

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Getting Credit

This topic explores two sets of issues—the strength of credit reporting systems and the effectiveness of collateral and bankruptcy laws infacilitating lending. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in May 2018.

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What the indicators measure

Strength of legal rights index (0–12)

Rights of borrowers and lenders throughcollateral laws (0-10)

Protection of secured creditors’ rights throughbankruptcy laws (0-2)

Depth of credit information index (0–8)

Scope and accessibility of credit informationdistributed by credit bureaus and credit registries(0-8)

Credit bureau coverage (% of adults)

Number of individuals and firms listed in largestcredit bureau as a percentage of adult population

Credit registry coverage (% of adults)

Number of individuals and firms listed in creditregistry as a percentage of adult population

Case study assumptions

assesses the sharing of credit information and the legal rights ofborrowers and lenders with respect to secured transactions through 2 sets ofindicators. The depth of credit information index measures rules and practicesaffecting the coverage, scope and accessibility of credit information availablethrough a credit registry or a credit bureau. The strength of legal rights indexmeasures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights ofborrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. For each economy it is firstdetermined whether a unitary secured transactions system exists. Then two casescenarios, case A and case B, are used to determine how a nonpossessory securityinterest is created, publicized and enforced according to the law. Special emphasisis given to how the collateral registry operates (if registration of security interests ispossible). The case scenarios involve a secured borrower, company ABC, and asecured lender, BizBank.

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In some economies the legal framework for secured transactions will allow only caseA or case B (not both) to apply. Both cases examine the same set of legal provisionsrelating to the use of movable collateral.

Several assumptions about the secured borrower (ABC) and lender (BizBank)are used:

- ABC is a domestic limited liability company (or its legal equivalent).- ABC has up to 50 employees.- ABC has its headquarters and only base of operations in the economy’s largestbusiness city. For 11 economies the data are also collected for the second largestbusiness city.- Both ABC and BizBank are 100% domestically owned.

The case scenarios also involve assumptions. In case A, as collateral for the loan,ABC grants BizBank a nonpossessory security interest in one category of movableassets, for example, its machinery or its inventory. ABC wants to keep bothpossession and ownership of the collateral. In economies where the law does notallow nonpossessory security interests in movable property, ABC and BizBank use afiduciary transfer-of-title arrangement (or a similar substitute for nonpossessorysecurity interests).

In case B, ABC grants BizBank a business charge, enterprise charge, floatingcharge or any charge that gives BizBank a security interest over ABC’s combinedmovable assets (or as much of ABC’s movable assets as possible). ABC keepsownership and possession of the assets.

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Getting Credit - Guinea

Figure – Getting Credit in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

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35.00: Gambia, The (Rank: 134)

30.00: Burkina Faso (Rank: 144)

30.00: Guinea (Rank: 144)

30.00: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 144)

30.00: Mali (Rank: 144)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of getting credit is determined by sorting their scores for getting credit. These scores are thesum of the scores for the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index.

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Depth of credit information index (0-8) 0 3.3 6.7 8 (42 Economies)

Credit registry coverage (% of adults) 0 7.0 21.8 100.0 (4 Economies)

Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) 0 8.9 65.3 100.0 (25 Economies)

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Details – Legal Rights in Guinea

Strength of legal rights index (0-12) 6

Does an integrated or unified legal framework for secured transactions that extends to the creation, publicity andenforcement of functional equivalents to security interests in movable assets exist in the economy?

Yes

Does the law allow businesses to grant a non possessory security right in a single category of movable assets, withoutrequiring a specific description of collateral?

Yes

Does the law allow businesses to grant a non possessory security right in substantially all of its assets, without requiring aspecific description of collateral?

Yes

May a security right extend to future or after-acquired assets, and does it extend automatically to the products, proceeds andreplacements of the original assets?

Yes

Is a general description of debts and obligations permitted in collateral agreements; can all types of debts and obligations besecured between parties; and can the collateral agreement include a maximum amount for which the assets areencumbered?

Yes

Is a collateral registry in operation for both incorporated and non-incorporated entities, that is unified geographically and byasset type, with an electronic database indexed by debtor's name?

No

Does a notice-based collateral registry exist in which all functional equivalents can be registered? No

Does a modern collateral registry exist in which registrations, amendments, cancellations and searches can be performedonline by any interested third party?

No

Are secured creditors paid first (i.e. before tax claims and employee claims) when a debtor defaults outside an insolvencyprocedure?

No

Are secured creditors paid first (i.e. before tax claims and employee claims) when a business is liquidated? No

Are secured creditors subject to an automatic stay on enforcement when a debtor enters a court-supervised reorganizationprocedure? Does the law protect secured creditors’ rights by providing clear grounds for relief from the stay and sets a timelimit for it?

No

Does the law allow parties to agree on out of court enforcement at the time a security interest is created? Does the law allowthe secured creditor to sell the collateral through public auction or private tender, as well as, for the secured creditor to keepthe asset in satisfaction of the debt?

Yes

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Details – Credit Information in Guinea

Note: An economy receives a score of 1 if there is a "yes" to either bureau or registry. If the credit bureau or registry is not operational orcovers less than 5% of the adult population, the total score on the depth of credit information index is 0.

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Are data on both firms and individuals distributed? No No 0

Are both positive and negative credit data distributed? No No 0

Are data from retailers or utility companies - in addition to data from banks andfinancial institutions - distributed?

No No 0

Are at least 2 years of historical data distributed? (Credit bureaus and registriesthat distribute more than 10 years of negative data or erase data on defaults assoon as they are repaid obtain a score of 0 for this component.)

No No 0

Are data on loan amounts below 1% of income per capita distributed? No No 0

By law, do borrowers have the right to access their data in the credit bureau orcredit registry?

No No 0

Can banks and financial institutions access borrowers’ credit information online(for example, through an online platform, a system-to-system connection orboth)?

No No 0

Are bureau or registry credit scores offered as a value-added service to helpbanks and financial institutions assess the creditworthiness of borrowers?

No No 0

Total Score ("yes" to either public bureau or private registry) 0

Coverage Credit bureau Credit registry

Number of individuals 0 2,643

Number of firms 0 518

Total 0 3,161

Percentage of adult population 0 0

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Protecting Minority Investors

This topic measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against misuse of corporate assets by directors for their personal gainas well as shareholder rights, governance safeguards and corporate transparency requirements that reduce the risk of abuse. The mostrecent round of data collection for the project was completed in May 2018. .See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

: Review andapproval requirements for related-partytransactions; Disclosure requirements for related-party transactions

• Extent of disclosure index (0–10)

: Abilityof minority shareholders to sue and holdinterested directors liable for prejudicial related-party transactions; Available legal remedies(damages, disgorgement of profits, fines,imprisonment, rescission of the transaction)

• Extent of director liability index (0–10)

:Access to internal corporate documents;Evidence obtainable during trial and allocation oflegal expenses

• Ease of shareholder suits index (0–10)

: Simple average of the extent ofdisclosure, extent of director liability and ease ofshareholder indices

• Extent of conflict of interest regulation index(0–10)

:Shareholders’ rights and role in major corporatedecisions

• Extent of shareholder rights index (0-10)

:Governance safeguards protecting shareholdersfrom undue board control and entrenchment

• Extent of ownership and control index (0-10)

:Corporate transparency on ownership stakes,compensation, audits and financial prospects

• Extent of corporate transparency index (0-10)

: Simple average of the extent of shareholdersrights, extent of ownership and control and extentof corporate transparency indices

• Extent of shareholder governance index (0–10)

: Simple average of the extent of conflict ofinterest regulation and extent of shareholdergovernance indices

• Strength of minority investor protection index(0–10)

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, a case study uses severalassumptions about the business and the transaction.

- Is a publicly traded corporation listed on the economy’s most important stockexchange. If there are fewer than ten listed companies or if there is no stockexchange in the economy, it is assumed that Buyer is a large private company withmultiple shareholders.- Has a board of directors and a chief executive officer (CEO) who may legally act onbehalf of Buyer where permitted, even if this is not specifically required by law.- Has a supervisory board in economies with a two-tier board system on which Mr.James appointed 60% of the shareholder-elected members.- Has not adopted bylaws or articles of association that go beyond the minimumrequirements. Does not follow codes, principles, recommendations or guidelines thatare not mandatory.- Is a manufacturing company with its own distribution network.

The business (Buyer):

- Mr. James owns 60% of Buyer, sits on Buyer’s board of directors and elected twodirectors to Buyer’s five-member board.- Mr. James also owns 90% of Seller, a company that operates a chain of retailhardware stores. Seller recently closed a large number of its stores.- Mr. James proposes that Buyer purchase Seller’s unused fleet of trucks to expandBuyer’s distribution of its food products, a proposal to which Buyer agrees. The priceis equal to 10% of Buyer’s assets and is higher than the market value.- The proposed transaction is part of the company’s principal activity and is notoutside the authority of the company.- Buyer enters into the transaction. All required approvals are obtained, and allrequired disclosures made—that is, the transaction was not entered into fraudulently.- The transaction causes damages to Buyer. Shareholders sue Mr. James and theexecutives and directors that approved the transaction.

The transaction involves the following details:

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Protecting Minority Investors - Guinea

Figure – Protecting Minority Investors in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

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44.55: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

41.67: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 140)

40.00: Burkina Faso (Rank: 149)

40.00: Guinea (Rank: 149)

40.00: Mali (Rank: 149)

36.67: Gambia, The (Rank: 165)

Note: The ranking of economies on the strength of minority investor protections is determined by sorting their scores for protecting minorityinvestors. These scores are the simple average of the scores for the extent of conflict of interest regulation index and the extent ofshareholder governance index.

Figure – Protecting Minority Investors in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

Guinea

Burkina Faso

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Guinea-Bissau

Mali

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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4 1 7 3 4 5

4 1 7 3 4 5

5 5 2 1 4 5

4 1 7 3 4 6

4 1 7 3 4 5

7.4 5.5 6.5 5.2 6.3 7.4

4.3 3.6 5.6 3.4 4.7 5.6

Extent of corporate transparency index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Extent of disclosure index (0-10)Extent of ownership and control index (0-10) Extent of shareholder rights index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)

Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7.0 5.5 6.5 10 (13 Economies)

Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1.0 3.5 5.3 10 (Cambodia)

Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5.0 5.5 7.3 10 (Djibouti)

Extent of shareholder rights index (0-10) 4.0 4.6 6.4 10 (Kazakhstan)

Extent of ownership and control index (0-10) 3.0 3.4 5.4 None in 2017/18

Extent of corporate transparency index (0-10) 4.0 4.1 7.6 10 (6 Economies)

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Details – Protecting Minority Investors in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Answer Score

Extent of conflict of interest regulation index (0-10) 4.3

Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7.0

Whose decision is sufficient to approve the Buyer-Seller transaction? (0-3) Shareholdersexcludinginterested parties

3.0

Must an external body review the terms of the transaction before it takes place? (0-1) No 0.0

Must Mr. James disclose his conflict of interest to the board of directors? (0-2) Full disclosure ofall material facts

2.0

Must Buyer disclose the transaction in periodic filings (e.g. annual reports)? (0-2) Disclosure on thetransaction andon the conflict ofinterest

2.0

Must Buyer immediately disclose the transaction to the public? (0-2) No disclosureobligation

0.0

Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1.0

Can shareholders representing 10% of Buyer's share capital sue for the damage thetransaction caused to Buyer? (0-1)

Yes 1.0

Can shareholders hold Mr. James liable for the damage the transaction caused to Buyer? (0-2)

Not liable 0.0

Can shareholders hold the other directors liable for the damage the transaction caused toBuyer (0-2)

Not liable 0.0

Must Mr. James pay damages for the harm caused to Buyer upon a successful claim byshareholders? (0-1)

No 0.0

Must Mr. James repay profits made from the transaction upon a successful claim byshareholders? (0-1)

No 0.0

Is Mr. James disqualified upon a successful claim by shareholders? (0-1) No 0.0

Can a court void the transaction upon a successful claim by shareholders? (0-2) Only in case offraud or bad faith

0.0

Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5.0

Before suing, can shareholders representing 10% of Buyer's share capital inspect thetransaction documents? (0-1)

Yes 1.0

Can the plaintiff obtain any documents from the defendant and witnesses at trial? (0-3) Documents thatdirectly provespecific facts inthe plaintiff’sclaim

2.0

Can the plaintiff request categories of documents from the defendant without identifyingspecific ones? (0-1)

No 0.0

Can the plaintiff directly question the defendant and witnesses at trial? (0-2) Preapprovedquestions only

1.0

Is the level of proof required for civil suits lower than that of criminal cases? (0-1) No 0.0

Can shareholder plaintiffs recover their legal expenses from the company? (0-2) Yes if successful 1.0

Extent of shareholder governance index (0-10) 3.7

Extent of shareholder rights index (0-10) 4.0

Does the sale of 51% of Buyer's assets require shareholder approval? No 0.0

Can shareholders representing 10% of Buyer's share capital call for a meeting ofshareholders?

Yes 1.0

Must Buyer obtain its shareholders’ approval every time it issues new shares? Yes 1.0

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Do shareholders automatically receive preemption rights every time Buyer issues newshares?

No 0.0

Must shareholders approve the election and dismissal of the external auditor? Yes 1.0

Are changes to the rights of a class of shares only possible if the holders of the affectedshares approve?

Yes 1.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, does the sale of 51% of its assets requiremember approval?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, can members representing 10% call for ameeting of members?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must all or almost all members consent to add anew member?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must a member first offer to sell their interest tothe existing members before they can sell to non-members?

No 0.0

Extent of ownership and control index (0-10) 3.0

Is it forbidden to appoint the same individual as CEO and chairperson of the board ofdirectors?

No 0.0

Must the board of directors include independent and nonexecutive board members? No 0.0

Can shareholders remove members of the board of directors without cause before the endof their term?

Yes 1.0

Must the board of directors include a separate audit committee exclusively comprising boardmembers?

No 0.0

Must a potential acquirer make a tender offer to all shareholders upon acquiring 50% ofBuyer?

No 0.0

Must Buyer pay declared dividends within a maximum period set by law? Yes 1.0

Is a subsidiary prohibited from acquiring shares issued by its parent company? No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must Buyer have a mechanism to resolvedisagreements among members?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must a potential acquirer make a tender offer toall shareholders upon acquiring 50% of Buyer?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must Buyer distribute profits within a maximumperiod set by law?

Yes 1.0

Extent of corporate transparency index (0-10) 4.0

Must Buyer disclose direct and indirect beneficial ownership stakes representing 5%? No 0.0

Must Buyer disclose information about board members’ primary employment anddirectorships in other companies?

No 0.0

Must Buyer disclose the compensation of individual managers? No 0.0

Must a detailed notice of general meeting be sent 21 days before the meeting? No 0.0

Can shareholders representing 5% of Buyer’s share capital put items on the general meetingagenda?

Yes 1.0

Must Buyer's annual financial statements be audited by an external auditor? Yes 1.0

Must Buyer disclose its audit reports to the public? No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must members meet at least once a year? Yes 1.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, can members representing 5% put items on themeeting agenda?

No 0.0

Assuming that Buyer is a limited company, must Buyer's annual financial statements beaudited by an external auditor?

Yes 1.0

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Paying Taxes

This topic records the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year, as well as theadministrative burden of paying taxes and contributions and complying with postfiling procedures (VAT refund and tax audit). The most recentround of data collection for the project was completed in May 2018 covering for the Paying Taxes indicator calendar year 2017 (January 1,2017 – December 31, 2017). See the methodology for more information.

What the indicators measure

Tax payments for a manufacturing company in2017 (number per year adjusted for electronicand joint filing and payment)

Total number of taxes and contributions paid orwithheld, including consumption taxes (valueadded tax, sales tax or goods and service tax)

Method and frequency of filing and payment•Time required to comply with 3 major taxes(hours per year)

Collecting information, computing tax payable•Preparing separate tax accounting books, ifrequired

Completing tax return, filing with agencies•Arranging payment or withholding•

Total tax and contribution rate (% of commercialprofits)

Profit or corporate income tax•Social contributions, labor taxes paid byemployer

Property and property transfer taxes•Dividend, capital gains, financial transactionstaxes

Waste collection, vehicle, road and other taxes•Postfiling Index

Time to comply with a VAT refund (hours)•Time to obtain a VAT refund (weeks)•Time to comply with a corporate income taxcorrection (hours)

Time to complete a corporate income taxcorrection (weeks)

Case study assumptions

Using a case scenario, records taxes and mandatory contributions amedium size company must pay in a year, and measures the administrative burdenof paying taxes, contributions and dealing with postfiling processes. Information isalso compiled on frequency of filing and payments, time taken to comply with taxlaws, time taken to comply with the requirements of postfiling processes and timewaiting.

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To make data comparable across economies, several assumptions are used:- TaxpayerCo is a medium-size business that started operations on January 1, 2016.It produces ceramic flowerpots and sells them at retail.

Taxes andmandatory contributions are measured at all levels of government.

- In June 2017, TaxpayerCo. makes a large capital purchase: the value of themachine is 65 times income per capita of the economy. Sales are equally spread permonth (1,050 times income per capita divided by 12) and cost of goods sold areequally expensed per month (875 times income per capita divided by 12). Themachinery seller is registered for VAT and excess input VAT incurred in June will befully recovered after four consecutive months if the VAT rate is the same for inputs,sales and the machine and the tax reporting period is every month. Input VAT willexceed Output VAT in June 2017.

All taxes and contributionsrecorded are paid in the second year of operation (calendar year 2017).

The VAT refund process:

- An error in calculation of income tax liability (for example, use of incorrect taxdepreciation rates, or incorrectly treating an expense as tax deductible) leads to anincorrect income tax return and a corporate income tax underpayment. TaxpayerCo.discovered the error and voluntarily notified the tax authority. The value of theunderpaid income tax liability is 5% of the corporate income tax liabilitydue. TaxpayerCo. submits corrected information after the deadline for submitting theannual tax return, but within the tax assessment period.

The corporate income tax audit process:

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Paying Taxes - Guinea

Figure – Paying Taxes in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Paying Taxes Score

0 100

57.52: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

55.89: Burkina Faso (Rank: 153)

54.93: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 154)

51.55: Mali (Rank: 165)

49.34: Gambia, The (Rank: 169)

38.93: Guinea (Rank: 181)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of paying taxes is determined by sorting their scores for paying taxes. These scores are thesimple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, with a threshold and a nonlinear transformation applied to one of thecomponent indicators, the total tax and contribution rate. The threshold is defined as the total tax and contribution rate at the 15th percentileof the overall distribution for all years included in the analysis up to and including Doing Business 2015, which is 26.1%. All economies with atotal tax and contribution rate below this threshold receive the same score as the economy at the threshold.

Figure – Paying Taxes in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

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Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Payments (number per year) 33 37.4 11.2 3 (Hong Kong SAR,China)

Time (hours per year) 400 280.6 159.4 49 (Singapore)

Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) 61.4 46.8 39.8 26.1% (32 Economies)

Postfiling index (0-100) 12.77 54.63 84.41 None in 2017/18

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Details – Paying Taxes in Guinea

Tax ormandatorycontribution

Payments(number)

Notes onPayments

Time(hours)

Statutorytax rate

Tax base Total taxandcontributionrate (% ofprofit)

Notes onTTCR

IMF minimumforfaitaire tax

1.0 3% sales minusCorporateincome taxpaid

31.72

Socialsecuritycontributions

12.0 172.0 18% gross salaries 20.30

Payment"forfaitaire" onsalary

0.0 jointly 6% gross salaries 6.60

Apprenticeship tax("ONPFF")

0.0 jointly 1.5% gross salaries 1.69

Property tax 1.0 10% rental value 0.68

Tax oninsurancecontracts

1.0 12% insurancepremium

0.25

Vehicle tax 1.0 GNF 200,000 carryingcapacity orvehicle weight

0.11

Value addedtax (VAT)

12.0 196.0 18% value added 0.00 not included

Tax oninterest

0.0 interestincome

0.00

Stamp duty 1.0 0.1%-1% transactionamount

0.00 small amount

Corporateincome tax

3.0 32.0 35% taxable profits 0.00

Employeelabor tax

0.0 jointly 5% gross salaries 0.00 withheld

Fuel tax 1.0 included infuel price

0.00 small amount

Totals 33 400 61.4

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Details – Paying Taxes in Guinea – Tax by Type

Taxes by type Answer

Profit tax (% of profit) 0

Labor tax and contributions (% of profit) 28.6

Other taxes (% of profit) 32.8

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Details – Paying Taxes in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Names of taxes have been standardized. For instance income tax, profit tax, tax on company's income are all named corporateincome tax in this table.The hours for VAT include all the VAT and sales taxes applicable.The hours for Social Security include all the hours for labor taxes and mandatory contributions in general.The postfiling index is the average of the scores on time to comply with VAT refund, time to obtain a VAT refund, time to comply with acorporate income tax correction and time to complete a corporate income tax correction.N/A = Not applicable.

Notes:

Answer Score

Postfiling index (0-100) 12.77

VAT refunds

Does VAT exist? Yes

Does a VAT refund process exist per the case study? No

Restrictions on VAT refund process Restricted tointernationaltraders andothers

Percentage of cases exposed to a VAT audit (%) Not applicable

Is there a mandatory carry forward period? No

Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) No VAT refundper case studyscenario

0

Time to obtain a VAT refund (weeks) No VAT refundper case studyscenario

0

Corporate income tax audits

Does corporate income tax exist? Yes

Percentage of cases exposed to a corporate income tax audit (%) 75% - 100%

Time to comply with a corporate income tax correction (hours) 43.0 23.85

Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks) 23.3 27.23

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Trading across Borders

records the time and cost associated with the logistical process of exporting and importing goods. measuresthe time and cost (excluding tariffs) associated with three sets of procedures—documentary compliance, border compliance and domestictransport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The most recent round of data collection for the projectwas completed in May 2018. .

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See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

Documentary compliance

Obtaining, preparing and submitting documentsduring transport, clearance, inspections and portor border handling in origin economy

Obtaining, preparing and submitting documentsrequired by destination economy and any transiteconomies

Covers all documents required by law and inpractice, including electronic submissions ofinformation

Border compliance

Customs clearance and inspections•Inspections by other agencies (if applied to morethan 20% of shipments)

Handling and inspections that take place at theeconomy’s port or border

Domestic transport

Loading or unloading of the shipment at thewarehouse or port/border

Transport between warehouse and port/border•Traffic delays and road police checks whileshipment is en route

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, a few assumptions are madeabout the traded goods and the transactions:

Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days arerecorded as 22×24=528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data arerecorded as is. Alternatively, suppose documents are submitted to a customs agencyat 8:00a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00a.m. the next day.The time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actualprocedure took 24 hours.

Time:

Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued areexcluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributorsare asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rateprevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sectorexperts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates.

Cost:

- For all 190 economies covered by , it is assumed a shipment is in awarehouse in the largest business city of the exporting economy and travels to awarehouse in the largest business city of the importing economy.- It is assumed each economy imports 15 metric tons of containerized auto parts (HS8708) from its natural import partner—the economy from which it imports the largestvalue (price times quantity) of auto parts. It is assumed each economy exports theproduct of its comparative advantage (defined by the largest export value) to itsnatural export partner—the economy that is the largest purchaser of this product.Shipment value is assumed to be $50,000.- The mode of transport is the one most widely used for the chosen export or importproduct and the trading partner, as is the seaport or land border crossing.- All electronic information submissions requested by any government agency inconnection with the shipment are considered to be documents obtained, preparedand submitted during the export or import process.- A port or border is a place (seaport or land border crossing) where merchandisecan enter or leave an economy.- Relevant government agencies include customs, port authorities, road police,border guards, standardization agencies, ministries or departments of agriculture orindustry, national security agencies and any other government authorities.

Assumptions of the case study:Doing Business

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Trading across Borders - Guinea

Figure – Trading across Borders in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Trading Across Borders Score

0 100

73.30: Mali (Rank: 92)

67.81: Gambia, The (Rank: 113)

66.58: Burkina Faso (Rank: 120)

59.60: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 144)

53.59: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

47.82: Guinea (Rank: 167)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of trading across borders is determined by sorting their scores for trading across borders. Thesescores are the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import.

Figure – Trading across Borders in Guinea – Time and Cost

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Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Time to export: Border compliance (hours) 72 97.3 12.5 1 (19 Economies)

Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) 778 605.8 139.1 0 (19 Economies)

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) 139 72.8 2.4 1 (26 Economies)

Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) 128 168.8 35.2 0 (20 Economies)

Time to import: Border compliance (hours) 79 126.3 8.5 0 (25 Economies)

Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) 809 684.3 100.2 0 (28 Economies)

Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) 156 97.7 3.4 1 (30 Economies)

Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) 180 283.5 24.9 0 (30 Economies)

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Details – Trading across Borders in Guinea

Characteristics Export Import

Product HS 09 : Coffee, tea, matï and spices HS 8708: Parts and accessories of motorvehicles

Trade partner Spain China

Border Conakry port Conakry port

Distance (km) 27 27

Domestic transport time (hours) 6 5

Domestic transport cost (USD) 321 333

Details – Trading across Borders in Guinea – Components of Border Compliance

Time to Complete (hours) Associated Costs (USD)

Export: Clearance and inspections requiredby customs authorities

58.7 255.6

Export: Clearance and inspections requiredby agencies other than customs

30.0 44.4

Export: Port or border handling 72.0 477.8

Import: Clearance and inspections requiredby customs authorities

48.0 280.0

Import: Clearance and inspections requiredby agencies other than customs

0.0 0.0

Import: Port or border handling 78.9 528.6

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Details – Trading across Borders in Guinea – Trade Documents

Export Import

Bill of Landing Bill of lading

Commercial invoice Commercial invoice - with FOB value

Customs export declaration Packing list

Packing list Cargo release order

Phytosanitary certificate Customs import declaration

Tax certificate Tax certificate

SOLAS certificate Copy of export declaration

Certificate of Origin SOLAS certificate

Certificate of Quality

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Enforcing Contracts

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The enforcing contracts indicator measures the time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court, and thequality of judicial processes index, evaluating whether each economy has adopted a series of good practices that promote quality andefficiency in the court system. The most recent round of data collection was completed in May 2018. See the methodology for moreinformation

What the indicators measure

Time required to enforce a contract through thecourts (calendar days)

Time to file and serve the case•Time for trial and to obtain the judgment•Time to enforce the judgment•

Cost required to enforce a contract through thecourts (% of claim)

Attorney fees•Court fees•Enforcement fees•

Quality of judicial processes index (0-18)

Court structure and proceedings (-1-5)•Case management (0-6)•Court automation (0-4)•Alternative dispute resolution (0-3)•

Case study assumptions

The dispute in the case study involves the breach of a sales contract between 2domestic businesses. The case study assumes that the court hears an expert on thequality of the goods in dispute. This distinguishes the case from simple debtenforcement.

To make the data comparable across economies, uses severalassumptions about the case:- The dispute concerns a lawful transaction between two businesses (Seller andBuyer), both located in the economy’s largest business city. For 11 economies thedata are also collected for the second largest business city.- The buyer orders custom-made goods, then fails to pay alleging that the goods arenot of adequate quality.- The value of the dispute is 200% of the income per capita or the equivalent in localcurrency of USD 5,000, whichever is greater.- The seller sues the buyer before the court with jurisdiction over commercial casesworth 200% of income per capita or $5,000.- The seller requests the pretrial attachment of the defendant’s movable assets tosecure the claim.- The dispute on the quality of the goods requires an expert opinion.- The judge decides in favor of the seller; there is no appeal.- The seller enforces the judgment through a public sale of the buyer’s movableassets.

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Enforcing Contracts - Guinea

Figure – Enforcing Contracts in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

DB 2019 Enforcing Contracts Score

0 100

53.91: Gambia, The (Rank: 117)

53.87: Guinea (Rank: 118)

48.87: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

42.80: Mali (Rank: 159)

41.05: Burkina Faso (Rank: 165)

38.61: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 169)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of enforcing contracts is determined by sorting their scores for enforcing contracts. Thesescores are the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators.

Figure – Enforcing Contracts in Guinea – Time and Cost

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Claim value GNF 44,003,575

Court name Conakry First Instance Tribunal, Commercial Section

City Covered Conakry

Indicator Guinea Sub-SaharanAfrica

OECD highincome

Best RegulatoryPerformance

Time (days) 311 655.1 582.4 None in 2017/18

Cost (% of claim value) 45.0 42.3 21.2 None in 2017/18

Quality of judicial processes index (0-18) 5.0 6.7 11.5 None in 2017/18

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Figure – Enforcing Contracts in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

Guinea

Burkina Faso

Gambia, The

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Mali

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Alternative dispute resolution (0-3) Case management (0-6) Court automation (0-4) Court structure and proceedings (-1-5)

Details – Enforcing Contracts in Guinea

Indicator

Time (days) 311

Filing and service 21

Trial and judgment 140

Enforcement of judgment 150

Cost (% of claim value) 45.0

Attorney fees 20

Court fees 15

Enforcement fees 10

Quality of judicial processes index (0-18) 5.0

Court structure and proceedings (-1-5) 2.5

Case management (0-6) 0.0

Court automation (0-4) 0.0

Alternative dispute resolution (0-3) 2.5

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Details – Enforcing Contracts in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Answer Score

Quality of judicial processes index (0-18) 5.0

Court structure and proceedings (-1-5) 2.5

1. Is there a court or division of a court dedicated solely to hearing commercial cases? Yes 1.5

2. Small claims court 0.0

2.a. Is there a small claims court or a fast-track procedure for small claims? No

2.b. If yes, is self-representation allowed? n.a.

3. Is pretrial attachment available? Yes 1.0

4. Are new cases assigned randomly to judges? No 0.0

5. Does a woman's testimony carry the same evidentiary weight in court as a man's? Yes 0.0

Case management (0-6) 0.0

1. Time standards 0.0

1.a. Are there laws setting overall time standards for key court events in a civilcase?

No

1.b. If yes, are the time standards set for at least three court events? n.a.

1.c. Are these time standards respected in more than 50% of cases? n.a.

2. Adjournments 0.0

2.a. Does the law regulate the maximum number of adjournments that can begranted?

No

2.b. Are adjournments limited to unforeseen and exceptional circumstances? No

2.c. If rules on adjournments exist, are they respected in more than 50% of cases? n.a.

3. Can two of the following four reports be generated about the competent court: (i) time todisposition report; (ii) clearance rate report; (iii) age of pending cases report; and (iv) singlecase progress report?

No 0.0

4. Is a pretrial conference among the case management techniques used before thecompetent court?

No 0.0

5. Are there any electronic case management tools in place within the competent court foruse by judges?

No 0.0

6. Are there any electronic case management tools in place within the competent court foruse by lawyers?

No 0.0

Court automation (0-4) 0.0

1. Can the initial complaint be filed electronically through a dedicated platform within thecompetent court?

no 0.0

2. Is it possible to carry out service of process electronically for claims filed before thecompetent court?

No 0.0

3. Can court fees be paid electronically within the competent court? No 0.0

4. Publication of judgments 0.0

4.a Are judgments rendered in commercial cases at all levels made available to thegeneral public through publication in official gazettes, in newspapers or on theinternet or court website?

No

4.b. Are judgments rendered in commercial cases at the appellate and supremecourt level made available to the general public through publication in officialgazettes, in newspapers or on the internet or court website?

No

Alternative dispute resolution (0-3) 2.5

1. Arbitration 1.5

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1.a. Is domestic commercial arbitration governed by a consolidated law orconsolidated chapter or section of the applicable code of civil procedureencompassing substantially all its aspects?

Yes

1.b. Are there any commercial disputes—aside from those that deal with publicorder or public policy—that cannot be submitted to arbitration?

No

1.c. Are valid arbitration clauses or agreements usually enforced by the courts? Yes

2. Mediation/Conciliation 1.0

2.a. Is voluntary mediation or conciliation available? Yes

2.b. Are mediation, conciliation or both governed by a consolidated law orconsolidated chapter or section of the applicable code of civil procedureencompassing substantially all their aspects?

Yes

2.c. Are there financial incentives for parties to attempt mediation or conciliation(i.e., if mediation or conciliation is successful, a refund of court filing fees, incometax credits or the like)?

No

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Resolving Insolvency

studies the time, cost and outcome of insolvency proceedings involving domestic legal entities. These variables are used tocalculate the recovery rate, which is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through reorganization, liquidation ordebt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. To determine the present value of the amount recovered by creditors,

uses the lending rates from the International Monetary Fund, supplemented with data from central banks and the EconomistIntelligence Unit. The most recent round of data collection was completed in May 2018. .

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See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

Time required to recover debt (years)

Measured in calendar years•Appeals and requests for extension are included•

Cost required to recover debt (% of debtor’sestate)

Measured as percentage of estate value•Court fees•Fees of insolvency administrators•Lawyers’ fees•Assessors’ and auctioneers’ fees•Other related fees•

Outcome

Whether business continues operating as a goingconcern or business assets are sold piecemeal

Recovery rate for creditors

Measures the cents on the dollar recovered bysecured creditors

Outcome for the business (survival or not)determines the maximum value that can berecovered

Official costs of the insolvency proceedings arededucted

Depreciation of furniture is taken into account•Present value of debt recovered•

Strength of insolvency framework index (0- 16)

Sum of the scores of four component indices:•Commencement of proceedings index (0-3)•Management of debtor’s assets index (0-6)•Reorganization proceedings index (0-3)•Creditor participation index (0-4)•

Case study assumptions

To make the data on the time, cost and outcome comparable across economies,several assumptions about the business and the case are used:

- A hotel located in the largest city (or cities) has 201 employees and 50 suppliers.The hotel experiences financial difficulties.- The value of the hotel is 100% of the income per capita or the equivalent in localcurrency of USD 200,000, whichever is greater.- The hotel has a loan from a domestic bank, secured by a mortgage over the hotel’sreal estate. The hotel cannot pay back the loan, but makes enough money tooperate otherwise.

In addition, evaluates the quality of legal framework applicable tojudicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings and the extent to which bestinsolvency practices have been implemented in each economy covered.

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Resolving Insolvency - Guinea

Figure – Resolving Insolvency in Guinea and comparator economies – Ranking and Score

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43.45: Mali (Rank: 97)

40.90: Burkina Faso (Rank: 107)

39.10: Guinea (Rank: 116)

36.59: Gambia, The (Rank: 128)

30.80: Regional Average (Sub-Saharan Africa)

0.00: Guinea-Bissau (Rank: 168)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of resolving insolvency is determined by sorting their scores for resolving insolvency. Thesescores are the simple average of the scores for the recovery rate and the strength of insolvency framework index.

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Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 20.4 20.3 70.5 None in 2017/18

Time (years) 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 (Ireland)

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Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) 9.0 6.4 11.9 None in 2017/18

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Figure – Resolving Insolvency in Guinea and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

Note: Even if the economy’s legal framework includes provisions related to insolvency proceedings (liquidation or reorganization), theeconomy receives 0 points for the strength of insolvency framework index, if time, cost and outcome indicators are recorded as “no practice.”

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Details – Resolving Insolvency in Guinea

Indicator Answer Score

Proceeding liquidation (afteran attempt atreorganization)

As Mirage will not be able to settle its current liabilities with its available assets, it will file adeclaration of cessation of payments (article 25 of the Uniform Act Organizing CollectiveProceedings for Wiping Off Debts). In order to continue operating, Mirage will try to obtain theopening of reorganization proceedings and avoid liquidation. Under article 27, a compositionproposal is a proposal lodged no later than 15 days following the declaration of cessation ofpayments, specifying the measures and conditions envisaged to redress the company. Accordingto our information, Mirage will not reach an agreement with its creditors, so the compositionproposal will not succeed and the court will convert the proceedings to liquidation some monthsafter the lodging of the proposal (article 33 of the Uniform Act). A reorganization proceeding that islater converted into liquidation is the most likely proceeding in Guinea.

Outcome piecemeal sale According to our estimations, the reorganization attempt will fail and the proceedings will probablybe converted to liquidation. The hotel will stop operating and will be dismantled, and the assets ofthe debtor will be sold separately.

Time (in years) 3.8 Mirage will file a declaration of cessation of payments to obtain the opening of reorganizationproceedings. The declaration has to be done 30 days following the cessation of payments. Thecompetent court will then declare cessation of payments and open reorganization proceedings.The composition proposal will fail, so the proceedings will be converted to liquidation. According toour estimations, the complete process of a reorganization attempt that is then converted toliquidation takes approximately 45 months.

Cost (% ofestate)

8.0 According to our estimations, a reorganization attempt that is later converted into liquidation costsapproximately GNF 110,000,000 (8% of the value of the estate). Lawyer fees, fees of expert-rapporteur, bailiffs and assignees and official receiver constitute the main cost components.

Recovery rate(cents on thedollar)

20.4

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Details – Resolving Insolvency in Guinea – Measure of Quality

Even if the economy’s legal framework includes provisions related to insolvency proceedings (liquidation or reorganization), theeconomy receives 0 points for the strength of insolvency framework index, if time, cost and outcome indicators are recorded as “no practice.”Note:

Answer Score

Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) 9.0

Commencement of proceedings index (0-3) 2.0

What procedures are available to a DEBTOR when commencing insolvency proceedings? (c) Debtor mayfile forreorganizationonly

0.5

Does the insolvency framework allow a CREDITOR to file for insolvency of the debtor? (b) Yes, but acreditor may filefor liquidationonly

0.5

What basis for commencement of the insolvency proceedings is allowed under theinsolvency framework?

(a) Debtor isgenerally unableto pay its debtsas they mature

1.0

Management of debtor's assets index (0-6) 5.5

Does the insolvency framework allow the continuation of contracts supplying essential goodsand services to the debtor?

Yes 1.0

Does the insolvency framework allow the rejection by the debtor of overly burdensomecontracts?

Yes 1.0

Does the insolvency framework allow avoidance of preferential transactions? Yes 1.0

Does the insolvency framework allow avoidance of undervalued transactions? Yes 1.0

Does the insolvency framework provide for the possibility of the debtor obtaining credit aftercommencement of insolvency proceedings?

Yes 1.0

Does the insolvency framework assign priority to post-commencement credit? (a) Yes over allpre-commencementcreditors,secured orunsecured

0.5

Reorganization proceedings index (0-3) 0.5

Which creditors vote on the proposed reorganization plan? (a) All creditors 0.5

Does the insolvency framework require that dissenting creditors in reorganization receive atleast as much as what they would obtain in a liquidation?

No 0.0

Are the creditors divided into classes for the purposes of voting on the reorganization plan,does each class vote separately and are creditors in the same class treated equally?

No 0.0

Creditor participation index (0-4) 1.0

Does the insolvency framework require approval by the creditors for selection orappointment of the insolvency representative?

No 0.0

Does the insolvency framework require approval by the creditors for sale of substantialassets of the debtor?

No 0.0

Does the insolvency framework provide that a creditor has the right to request informationfrom the insolvency representative?

No 0.0

Does the insolvency framework provide that a creditor has the right to object to decisionsaccepting or rejecting creditors' claims?

Yes 1.0

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Labor Market Regulation

presents detailed data for the labor market regulation indicators on the website( ). The report does not present rankings of economies on these indicators or include the topic in the aggregateease of doing business score or ranking on the ease of doing business.

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The most recent round of data collection was completed in May 2018. .See the methodology for more information

What the indicators measure

(i) whether fixed-term contracts are prohibited forpermanent tasks; (ii) maximum cumulative durationof fixed-term contracts; (iii) length of theprobationary period; (iv) minimum wage.

Hiring

(i) maximum number of working days allowed perweek; (ii) premiums for work: at night, on a weeklyrest day and overtime; (iii) whether there arerestrictions on work at night, work on a weekly restday and for overtime work; (iv) whethernonpregnant and nonnursing women can worksame night hours as men; (v) length of paid annualleave.

Working hours

(i) whether redundancy can be basis for terminatingworkers; (ii) whether employer needs to notifyand/or get approval from third party to terminate 1redundant worker and a group of 9 redundantworkers; (iii) whether law requires employer toreassign or retrain a worker before making workerredundant; (iv) whether priority rules apply forredundancies and reemployment.

Redundancy rules

(i) notice period for redundancy dismissal; (ii)severance payments due when terminating aredundant worker.

Redundancy cost

(i) whether law mandates equal remuneration forwork of equal value and nondiscrimination based ongender in hiring; (ii) whether law mandates paid orunpaid maternity leave; (iii) length of paid maternityleave; (iv) whether employees on maternity leavereceive 100% of wages; (v) availability of five fullypaid days of sick leave a year; (vi) eligibilityrequirements for unemployment protection.

Job quality

Case study assumptions

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about theworker and the business are used.

- Is a cashier in a supermarket or grocery store, age 19, with one year of workexperience.- Is a full-time employee.- Is not a member of the labor union, unless membership is mandatory.

The worker:

- Is a limited liability company (or the equivalent in the economy).- Operates a supermarket or grocery store in the economy’s largest business city.For 11 economies the data are also collected for the second largest business city.- Has 60 employees.- Is subject to collective bargaining agreements if such agreements cover more than50% of the food retail sector and they apply even to firms that are not party to them.- Abides by every law and regulation but does not grant workers more benefits thanthose mandated by law, regulation or (if applicable) collective bargainingagreements.

The business:

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Labor Market Regulation - Guinea

Details – Labor Market Regulation in Guinea

Answer

Hiring

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks? No

Maximum length of a single fixed-term contract (months) 24.0

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts, including renewals (months) 24.0

Minimum wage applicable to the worker assumed in the case study (US$/month) 46.9

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker 0.4

Maximum length of probationary period (months) 1.0

Working hours

Standard workday 8.0

Maximum number of working days per week 6.0

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) 20.0

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) 0.0

Premium for overtime work (% of hourly pay) 30.0

Restrictions on night work? No

Whether nonpregnant and nonnursing women can work the same night hours as men Yes

Restrictions on weekly holiday? Yes

Restrictions on overtime work? No

Paid annual leave for a worker with 1 year of tenure (working days) 30.0

Paid annual leave for a worker with 5 years of tenure (working days) 30.0

Paid annual leave for a worker with 10 years of tenure (working days) 30.0

Paid annual leave (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure, in working days) 30.0

Redundancy rules

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law? Yes

Third-party notification if one worker is dismissed? Yes

Third-party approval if one worker is dismissed? No

Third-party notification if nine workers are dismissed? Yes

Third-party approval if nine workers are dismissed? No

Retraining or reassignment obligation before redundancy? No

Priority rules for redundancies? No

Priority rules for reemployment? No

Redundancy cost

Notice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 1 year of tenure 4.3

Notice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 5 years of tenure 4.3

Notice period for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 10 years of tenure 4.3

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure) 4.3

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 1 year of tenure 1.1

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Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 5 years of tenure 5.4

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal for a worker with 10 years of tenure 10.8

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure) 5.8

Job quality

Equal remuneration for work of equal value? Yes

Gender nondiscrimination in hiring? Yes

Paid or unpaid maternity leave mandated by law? Yes

Minimum length of maternity leave (calendar days)? 98.0

Receive 100% of wages on maternity leave? Yes

Five fully paid days of sick leave a year? No

Unemployment protection after one year of employment? No

Minimum contribution period for unemployment protection (months)? n.a.

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Business Reforms in Guinea

In the past year, observed a peaking of reform activity worldwide. From June 2, 2017, to May 1, 2018, 128 economiesimplemented a record 314 regulatory reforms improving the business climate. Reforms inspired by have been implementedby economies in all regions. The following are reforms implemented since 2008.

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Starting a Business: Guinea made starting a business easier by allowing registration with the labor promotion agency at the one-stopshop

Dealing with Construction Permits: Guinea made dealing with construction permit less expensive and time consuming by reducing the costand the time to obtain a building permit.

Registering Property: Guinea made property registration easier by reducing the property transfer fee.

Trading across Borders: Guinea made importing easier by eliminating pre-shipment inspections for imports.

Enforcing Contracts: Guinea made enforcing contracts easier by adopting a law that regulates all aspects of mediation as an alternativedispute resolution mechanism.

DB2018

Dealing with Construction Permits: Guinea made dealing with construction permits more expensive by increasing the cost of buildingpermits. At the same time, Guinea increased transparency by publishing laws and regulations on a regularly updated website.

DB2017

Resolving Insolvency: Guinea made resolving insolvency easier by introducing a new conciliation procedure for companies in financialdifficulties and a simplified preventive settlement procedure for small companies.

DB2016

Starting a Business: Guinea made starting a business easier by reducing the minimum capital requirement.

DB2015

Registering Property: Guinea made registering property easier by reorganizing the records at the land registry and reducing the notaryfees.

Protecting Minority Investors: Guinea strengthened minority investor protections by introducing greater requirements for disclosure ofrelated-party transactions to the board of directors and by making it possible for shareholders to inspect the documents pertaining torelated-party transactions and to appoint auditors to conduct an inspection of such transactions.

DB2014

Starting a Business: Guinea made starting a business easier by enabling the one-stop shop to publish incorporation notices and byreducing the notary fees.

Registering Property: Guinea made transferring property easier by reducing the property transfer tax.

Trading across Borders: Guinea made trading across borders easier by improving port management systems.

DB2013

Starting a Business: Guinea made starting a business easier by setting up a one-stop shop for company incorporation and by replacing therequirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration

Dealing with Construction Permits: Guinea made obtaining a building permit less expensive by clarifying the method for calculating thecost.

Getting Electricity: Guinea made getting electricity easier by simplifying the process for connecting new customers to the distributionnetwork.

DB2012

Getting Credit: Access to credit in Guinea was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions thatbroaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of theoriginal asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

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DB2011

Dealing with Construction Permits: Guinea increased the cost of obtaining a building permit.

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