World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-052017-06-052012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26901This regional economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Arab World. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January December 2010). Doing business 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 10 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 and resolving insolvency.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGARREARSAUCTIONSBANK ACCOUNTBANK CREDITBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESBORROWERBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL CREDITCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE PROFIT TAXCORPORATE TAX RATECREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCREDITWORTHINESSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEBT LEVELDEBTORDEBTORSDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTSENTERPRISE SURVEYSEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTMENT PROJECTSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLETTERS OF CREDITLICENSELICENSESLIENLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANAGEMENT SOFTWAREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNONPERFORMING LOANSNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONE-STOP SHOPSORIGINAL ASSETOVERHEADPAYMENT SYSTEMPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL DATAPHONE LINESPRIVATE BANKSPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSRISK PROFILESSALESSALES AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGESUPERVISIONTAXTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX RATETAX RATESTAX REGIMETAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE FINANCETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSESVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESReportWorld Bank10.1596/26901