Business Corruption

According to the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, property rights are not satisfactorily enforced in Mali. There are problems with the implementation of property rights in the administration of land, which according to the Bertelsmann Foundation 2010, is due to a lack of allotment of land, corrupt practices which raise the transaction costs connected to obtaining a legal title and, finally, diverging concepts of ownership between nomads and the sedentary population which lead to frequent clashes between these two groups.

Frequency

World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011:
- Business executives give the property rights in Mali a score of 3.5 on a 7-point scale (1 being 'poorly defined and not protected by law' and 7 'clearly defined and well-protected by law').

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011:
- Registering property requires 5 procedures, can last an average of 29 days and amounts to 12% of the property value.

The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2010:
- 39% of companies expect to give gifts to obtain a construction permit.