World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-052017-06-052012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26930Doing 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 10 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 and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Pakistan. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January-December 2010).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTANTADVERTISEMENTATTESTATIONAUDITORSBANK ACCOUNTBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHAMBERS OF COMMERCECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCOMPUTERIZATION OF RECORDSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDIGITAL SIGNATUREDIGITAL SIGNATURESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE-MAILE-SERVICEE-SERVICESECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC FILINGEMAIL ADDRESSENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESEQUIPMENTESERVICESESERVICES PORTALEXCHANGE COMMISSIONFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFRAUDGOOD PRACTICEHOLDINGIDIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSLABOR STANDARDSLAND TITLELEASE AGREEMENTLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL GOVERNMENTMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALMUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANKNEW MARKETSNO OBJECTION CERTIFICATENO-OBJECTION CERTIFICATENOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE REGISTRATIONORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPHOTOPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY AUTHORITYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESERVERESULTSRETURNRETURNSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTELEPHONE LINETRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESDoing Business Economy Profile 2012ReportWorld BankPakistan10.1596/26930