World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18985This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Latin America, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, 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 SERVICESACCOUNTINGARREARSAUTOMATIONBANK ACCOUNTBANK CREDITBANK LOANBANKING SECTORBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL CREDITCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCORPORATE TAX RATECREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDIT WORTHINESSCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONCUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDELIVERY TIMESDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILE-SERVICEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSGLOBAL MARKETSHARD COPIESHUMAN RESOURCESIDIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTMENT PROJECTSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJOINT STOCK COMPANIESJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL REFORMLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLETTER OF CREDITLETTERS OF CREDITLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANAGEMENT SOFTWAREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNONPERFORMING LOANSNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPOVERHEADPAYMENT INFORMATIONPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMSPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL DATAPRIVATE BANKSPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL ESTATE REGISTRYREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGESUPERVISIONTAXTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX RATETAX RATESTAX REGIMETAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE FINANCETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEBWEB PORTAL