World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-072017-06-072012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26989Doing 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 Zimbabwe. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTINGAMOUNT OF CAPITALBANK ACCOUNTBANK DEPOSITBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBILLINGBONDBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESSESBUYERCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCELLULAR PHONESCERTIFICATECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSCUSTOMER SERVICEDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFOREIGN CURRENCYFRAUDGOOD PRACTICEHOLDINGIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFLATIONINFLATIONARY PRESSURESINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINSPECTIONINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTOR PROTECTIONISSUANCELEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL GOVERNMENTMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMORTGAGEMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNETWORKSNEW MARKETSNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETSOUTSTANDING AMOUNTOVERHEADPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPROTOCOLPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESULTSRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSELLINGSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX FORMTAX RATETAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTELEPHONE LINETELEPHONE SERVICETRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWEBWEB SITEDoing Business Economy Profile 2012ReportWorld BankZimbabwe10.1596/26989