World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-312014-07-312013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19148Doing 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 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. This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in South Asia (SA). 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 (EAP), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and OECD High Income.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGAUTOMATIONBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBILL OF EXCHANGEBORROWERBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS PROFITBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONSOLIDATION PROCESSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEBTORDEBTORSDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC FORMELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSENTERPRISE SURVEYSEQUIPMENTESERVICEEXCHANGE OF DATAEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL MARKETMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE REGISTRATIONOUTSTANDING LOANOUTSTANDING LOAN AMOUNTSOVERHEADPAYMENT SYSTEMPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGISTRY OFFICEREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY PRACTICEREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPORTINGRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSOLAR PANELSSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTRUST FUNDTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSESVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/19148