World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-082017-06-082012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27030Doing 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 East Asia and the Pacific. 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 METHODSACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLEAMORTIZATIONAUDITSAUTOMATIONBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESBORROWERBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCIVIL CODECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE LAWCORPORATE TAX RATECREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEBT CAPACITYDEBTORDEBTORSDEBTSDEEDDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTSELECTRONIC SERVICESEXPENDITURESEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFLASHFORECLOSUREFOREIGN ENTERPRISESFOREIGN EXCHANGEGLOBAL MARKETSHARD COPYIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINCOME TAXESINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINTANGIBLESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMJUSTICE SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLEVYLICENSELICENSE FEESLICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLINE OF CREDITLIQUIDATIONLOAN AMOUNTLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDER RIGHTSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALMOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRIESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPONLINE FORMONLINE REGISTRATIONONLINE SERVICESOVERHEADPAYMENT OF TAXESPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL INCOMEPERSONAL PROPERTYPLEDGE AGREEMENTPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTREPAYMENT HISTORYRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK PROFILESSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSEARCHESSECURITIESSECURITIES EXCHANGESECURITIES LAWSECURITY AGREEMENTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSMALL BUSINESSESSPREADSHEETSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX CONCESSIONSTAX DEDUCTIONSTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX INCENTIVESTAX RATETAX RATESTAX REGIMESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE CREDITTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTRUSTEESTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWITHHOLDING TAXWORLD TRADEDoing Business Regional Profile 2012ReportWorld BankEast Asia and the Pacific10.1596/27030