World Bank Group2016-03-032016-03-032016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23848Doing 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 minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. Doing Business 2016 presents the data for the labor market regulation indicators in an annex. The report does not present rankings of economies on labor market regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business. This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2014).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAUCTIONTARIFFSDEPOSITREGULATORY FRAMEWORKBORROWERLIABILITYEQUIPMENTACCOUNTINGCHECKSWAREHOUSETRANSACTIONS SYSTEMDEPOSITSLIQUIDATIONMOVABLE ASSETSDEEDCONFLICT OF INTERESTSTOCKVALUATIONMOVABLE ASSETWITHHOLDING TAXINFORMATION SYSTEMDEBTORSINTERESTCOLLATERAL LAWSPROPERTY RIGHTSPRIVATE CREDITOPTIONEXCHANGEPAYMENT SYSTEMNOTARYDEBTORCOLLATERAL REGISTRYDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSEXPORTERSENFORCEMENT SYSTEMMORTGAGEFINANCIAL STATEMENTSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSLOANMINORITY INVESTORSFINANCIAL STATEMENTJUDICIAL PROCESSESTAX RULESBORROWERSTAXPRIVATE PROPERTYINCOME TAXRESERVEBANKRUPTCYCENTRAL BANKSINFORMATION SYSTEMSPUBLIC REGISTRYCREDITORSINTERNATIONAL BANKPENSIONCREDITORLENDERDISPUTE RESOLUTIONLIENSLABOR MARKETMORTGAGESMOVABLE PROPERTYCURRENCYCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCAPITAL GAINSCREDIT BUREAUSTRUSTEESLIQUIDATIONSDEBTSELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMSCONTRACTSSTAMP DUTYLOCAL BUSINESSREGISTRATION FEETRADINGOPTIONSLENDING DECISIONSMONETARY FUNDFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSMARKETSDEBTRETURNCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSSALES AGREEMENTLENDERSCOMPANY LAWREGISTRATION FEESLOANSRESERVESPUBLIC SALEDUE DILIGENCECOMPLIANCE – COSTLEGAL FRAMEWORKFINANCEBROKERTAXESBROKERSACCESS TO INFORMATIONTRANSACTIONSCADASTRENOTARIESBANKRUPTCY LAWSINCOME TAXESTRANSACTIONNATIONAL SECURITYINVESTORSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYTAX CREDITSECURITIES REGULATIONSORIGINAL ASSETGOODTAX RATETRANSPARENCYPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITCREDIT PROVIDERSMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTCOMPLIANCE COSTSTURNOVERMINORITY INVESTORFUTUREFORECLOSUREPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAURETURNSPERSONAL ASSETSCONFLICTS OF INTERESTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCONTRACTCREDIT SOURCECOMPANY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESCREDIT INFORMATIONPROPERTYISSUANCEPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSCREDIT REPORTINGTAX RATESSECURITY INTERESTSSHARESMARKETDEFAULTLOCAL CURRENCYMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSCREDIT BUREAUSECURITIESLEVYCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSHAREHOLDERSINSURANCEINTERESTSBANK LOANGOODSINVESTORINVESTOR PROTECTIONSMOVABLE ASSET REGISTRYSECURITYREGISTRATION SYSTEMSTOCK EXCHANGEINVESTMENTREGULATORY PRACTICECREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSSHAREINVESTOR PROTECTIONJUDICIAL ENFORCEMENTIMMOVABLE PROPERTYTAX SYSTEMCOLLATERALRIGHTS OF CREDITORSTARIFFCAPITAL REQUIREMENTREVENUETRANSACTIONS LAWPROFITLEGAL RIGHTS OF CREDITORSWAREHOUSESINVESTMENTSLENDINGCHECKSHAREHOLDERPENSION FUNDEXCHANGE RATEPROFITSLIMITED LIABILITYPAYMENT SYSTEMSCREDIT HISTORYGUARANTEELEGAL RIGHTSREGISTRATION PROCESSTAX OBLIGATIONSCORPORATE GOVERNANCECOLLATERAL FOR LOANSINVESTINGReportWorld Bank10.1596/23848