Major findings:

1. More than 58 percent of the respondents across the country regard getting access to land as a problem, and a large number of them have marked the unavailability of industrial land for real estate as a major problem for their businesses.
2. Like previous years, the majority of companies who face problems in obtaining finance have marked high interest rates as the main reason.
3. The perception of surveyed businesses regarding the tax system has improved since last year
4. In total surveyed businesses' perceptions regarding the public tendering conditions have deteriorated compared to last year.
5. Starting a business in Afghanistan is not a concern of the private sector.
6. The lack of electricity is the main infrastructural problem for businesses.
7. The lack of qualified labor force is a problem especially for manufacturing and services companies.
8. Insecurity is a chief concern throughout the Afghan business community. Transportation of goods and material is extremely difficult and risky in some regions of the country; and SMEs report more problems than large companies.
9. Women entrepreneurship is more encouraged in all sectors.

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