World Bank Group2015-01-132015-01-132014-10-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21273This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Colombia. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Colombia ranks 34. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. 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 and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTINGACQUISITIONAUCTIONAUDITSAVAILABILITY OF CREDITBANK ACCOUNTBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHECKING ACCOUNTCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPANY INFORMATIONCOMPENSATION FUNDCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE GOVERNANCECREDIT BUREAUCREDIT BUREAUSCREDIT CARDCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT PROVIDERSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCREDITWORTHINESSDEBTDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDIRECT COSTSDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE-MAILELECTRICITYESPFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTGOOD PRACTICEIDIMAGESIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINTERNAL PROCESSESINTERNATIONAL BANKINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELABOR MARKETLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSE FEELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BANKLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL GOVERNMENTMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPAYROLLPENSIONPENSION FUNDPENSION FUNDSPENSION SYSTEMPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL ESTATE REGISTRYREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGISTRY OFFICEREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY PRACTICEREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESULTSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSAVINGS ACCOUNTSEARCHESSECURITY INTERESTSECURITY INTERESTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMSTOCK EXCHANGESUPERVISIONTAXTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX RATETECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTIME FRAMETRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/21273