World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-06-052014-06-052013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18543This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Cyprus. In a series of annual reports, Doing Business assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 189 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders. This year's report data cover regulations measured from June 2012 through May 2013. The report is the 11th edition of the Doing Business series.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTINGACQUISITIONBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTACT INFORMATIONCONTRACTORSCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONSCREDIT CARDCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSCUSTOMER SERVICEDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDEPOSITSDERIVATIVEDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINDUE DILIGENCEE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC FILINGFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFRAUDGOOD PRACTICEIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINTEREST INCOMEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELAND TITLELEASE AGREEMENTLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMARKET VALUEMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE SERVICESORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY AS COLLATERALPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSELLINGSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTAMP DUTYSTATUTORY REQUIREMENTSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELECOMTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTELEPHONE LINETRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/18543