World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18982This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in OECD High Income. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: European Union, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, and Latin America. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTINGACCOUNTSBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBOARDS OF DIRECTORSBORROWERBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS JUDGMENT RULEBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCORPORATE DISCLOSURECORPORATE TAXCORPORATE TAX RATESCOST OF CAPITALCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITOR CLAIMSCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONCUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEEDDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING ECONOMIESDIGITALIZATIONDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDIVIDENDDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONENFORCEABILITYENFORCEMENT PROCEDUREEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFIXED ASSETSFOREIGN COMPANIESGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOMEINCOME TAXINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSTITUTIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJOINT STOCK COMPANIESJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL REGIMELEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIESLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMAJORITY SHAREHOLDERMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE FACILITYONLINE REGISTRATIONONLINE SERVICESOVERHEADPAPER CERTIFICATEPAYMENT HISTORYPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMSPAYROLLPENSIONPENSION CONTRIBUTIONPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL PROPERTYPLEDGESPRIVACYPRIVACY PROTECTIONPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE REGISTRIESREDUCTION OF TIMEREFORM PROGRAMREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPORTINGRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSALESSALES AGREEMENTSAVINGSSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES LAWSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY CODESECURITY INTERESTSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL ENTERPRISESSTAMP DUTYSTAMP DUTY RATESTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE TAXTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERVARIABLE RATEVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEB10.1596/18982