World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-06-052014-06-052013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18512This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Guatemala. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTANTACCOUNTINGACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLEAPPROVAL SYSTEMBANK ACCOUNTBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBONDBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSDEBTORDEBTORSDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDEPOSITSDERIVATIVEDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE- PAYMENTE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC SERVICESELECTRONIC SIGNATURESEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFRAUDGOOD PRACTICEIDIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSTITUTIONINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVENTORYINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELAND OWNERSHIPLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BANKLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETMOVABLE ASSET REGISTRYMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARIAL FEESNOTARIESNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPERSONAL ASSETSPLEDGESPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESULTRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX COLLECTIONTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTURNOVERUSERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/18512