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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Economic Community of West African States

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.authorInternational Finance Corporation
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T19:55:13Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T19:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-29
dc.description.abstractThis regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: East Asia and the Pacific, Economic Community of Central African States, Middle East and North Africa, Southern African Development Community, and European Union. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2013, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January to December 2012. Regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across countries in a single region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. The report sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 11 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. The data set covers 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in East Asia and the Pacific, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 20 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 31 OECD high-income economies. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19617443/doing-business-2014-economic-community-west-african-states-ecows
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18992
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18992
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectBANK LOAN
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY LAWS
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATOR
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectBUSINESS LAW
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGISTRATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCADASTRE
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCERTIFICATE
dc.subjectCERTIFICATES
dc.subjectCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL FOR LOANS
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL LAWS
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL REGISTRY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CODE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL LAWS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL REGISTRY
dc.subjectCOMPANY LAW
dc.subjectCOMPANY LAWS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTRACTORS
dc.subjectCREDIT HISTORY
dc.subjectCREDIT INFORMATION
dc.subjectCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCREDIT SOURCE
dc.subjectCREDITORS
dc.subjectCUSTOM
dc.subjectCUSTOMER SERVICES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEED
dc.subjectDELIVERY TIME
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectDERIVATIVE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectDOMAIN
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRONIC DATA
dc.subjectELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
dc.subjectELECTRONIC FILING
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE CONTROL
dc.subjectEXPERT OPINION
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL HISTORY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectFLASH
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectIDENTIFICATION NUMBER
dc.subjectIMMOVABLE PROPERTY
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINSTALLATION
dc.subjectINSTALLATIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNAL OPERATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINVESTOR PROTECTION
dc.subjectINVESTOR PROTECTIONS
dc.subjectISSUANCE
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLENDER
dc.subjectLENDERS
dc.subjectLENDING DECISIONS
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSE FEES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIENS
dc.subjectLIMITED LIABILITY
dc.subjectLOCAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectMINORITY INVESTORS
dc.subjectMINORITY SHAREHOLDER
dc.subjectMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
dc.subjectMINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
dc.subjectMORTGAGE
dc.subjectMORTGAGES
dc.subjectMOVABLE ASSETS
dc.subjectMOVABLE COLLATERAL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectNOTARIES
dc.subjectNOTARY
dc.subjectONE-STOP SHOP
dc.subjectONESTOP SHOP
dc.subjectONLINE REGISTRATION
dc.subjectORIGINAL ASSET
dc.subjectOVERHEAD
dc.subjectPAYMENT OF TAXES
dc.subjectPAYROLL
dc.subjectPERSONAL ASSETS
dc.subjectPERSONAL DATA
dc.subjectPRIVATE CREDIT
dc.subjectPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
dc.subjectPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC REGISTRY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SALE
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectREGISTRATION FEE
dc.subjectREGISTRATION FEES
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESSES
dc.subjectREGISTRATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectREGISTRIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSALES AGREEMENT
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSECURITIES REGULATIONS
dc.subjectSECURITY INTEREST
dc.subjectSELLING
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDER
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDERS
dc.subjectSTAMP DUTIES
dc.subjectSTOCK EXCHANGE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX FORMS
dc.subjectTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX RULES
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINE
dc.subjectTIME FRAME
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRADING COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSLATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVERIFICATION
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWAREHOUSES
dc.titleDoing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Economic Community of West African Statesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.disclosure2014-06-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-09T11:09:14.883178Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19617443/doing-business-2014-economic-community-west-african-states-ecows
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid599391468102886854
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000260600_20140604135422
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19617443
okr.identifier.report83407
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business in Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.unitDoing Business - IFC (DECDB)
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