Key Findings
- No city is the top performer across all measured areas, such as Business Entry, Business Location, Utility Services, Dispute Resolution, and Business Insolvency. Each city has a mix of strengths and weaknesses.
- Even leading cities have room for improvement, for example, Oradea performs well in three areas but still scores lower in Utility Services, while Craiova excels in Utility Services but lags in Insolvency.
- This diversity highlights the value of peer learning, cities can look to one another for successful models and good practices, rather than starting reforms from scratch.
- A uniform legal framework does not guarantee uniform outcomes, implementation at the local level, especially in service delivery and efficiency, drives much of the variation in performance.
