Major findings:

1. 82.56% of business say that the lack of access to electricity is their utmost limiting infrastructural problem, among all sectors, services (90.2%) is most affected by a shortage of electricity.
2. Business perception has slightly improved regarding the security condition in Balkh, Kandahar, Nangarhar and Kabul regions compared to last year.
3. Half of the surveyed businesses say they have problems in paying their taxes mainly because "taxes are too sophisticated and therefore not transparent”.
4. In total surveyed businesses' perceptions regarding the public tendering conditions have slightly improved compared to last year; but still the majority of surveyed companies say they have problems in access to public tenders mainly because of “unclear and arbitrary procedures” and "bribery". Business in Kandahar (80.95%) highly unhappy with public tendering procedures.
5. Custom conditions, especially in Kandahar, Balkh and Kabul are reported very poor and businesses say that tariffs are “too sophisticated and non-transparent”.
6. Despite the challenges faced by women in businesses, the Business Bottleneck Survey shows a considerable support for women operating in the private sector.

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