World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18987This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, South Asi, and OECD High Income. 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING SOFTWAREACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLEAPPROVAL SYSTEMAPPROVAL SYSTEMSAUCTIONBANK LOANBANKING SECTORBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCASHFLOWCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCONTRACTORSCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT PROVIDERSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONDEBTDEBTORDEBTORSDEBTSDEEDDEPOSITDEPOSIT INTERESTDEPOSITSDEPRECIATIONDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINDUE DILIGENCEE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC DECLARATIONELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC FORMSELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMSELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC SERVICESELECTRONIC SIGNATURESELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESEQUIPMENTEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINCOME TAXESINFORMATION SYSTEMINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSTITUTIONINTERNAL PROCESSESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTINGINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSE FEELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETMOVABLE ASSET REGISTRYMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPONLINE FACILITIESONLINE PAYMENTONLINE REGISTRATIONOVERHEADPAYMENT OF TAXESPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYROLLPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL DATAPLEDGESPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPUBLIC UTILITIESPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPORTINGRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY AGREEMENTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRACKING SYSTEMTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEBWITHHOLDING TAXWORKING HOURS10.1596/18987