Economy

Poor Ease of Doing Business & Low Private Innovation

Regulatory friction and weak contract certainty deter investment and scale-up of firms.

Firms stay small and cautious when compliance is heavy, contracts are hard to enforce, and policy shifts overnight.

What keeps this stuck

  • Overwhelming compliance load on MSMEs
  • Contract enforcement delays (often 1,400+ days)
  • Risk-averse capital chasing clone business models over deep innovation
  • Low corporate R&D spending (~0.6% of GDP)
  • Regulatory flip-flops that punish long-term investment
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