World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-052017-06-052012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26903Doing 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 regional profile presents the doing business indicators for Latin America. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING RULESACCOUNTING SOFTWAREACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLEAPPROVAL SYSTEMAUCTIONBANK LOANBANKING SECTORBANKING SYSTEMBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY COURTBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDUREBORROWERBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCASH FLOWCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE TAX RATECREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT PROVIDERSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEBT COLLECTIONDEBTORDEBTORSDEEDDEPOSITDEPOSIT INTERESTDEPOSITSDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC DECLARATIONELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC FORMSELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMSELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC SERVICESELECTRONIC SIGNATURESELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESENTERPRISE SURVEYSEQUIPMENTEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINCOME TAXESINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTINGINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLICENSELICENSE FEELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE PAYMENTONLINE REGISTRATIONOVERHEADPAYMENT OF TAXESPAYMENT SYSTEMSPAYROLLPERSONAL ASSETSPLEDGESPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPUBLIC UTILITIESPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTREPORTINGRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK ASSESSMENTSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES LAWSECURITY AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTSECURITY INTERESTSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRACKING SYSTEMTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWITHHOLDING TAXReportWorld Bank10.1596/26903