World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18990This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Latin America, South Asia, and OECD High Income. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2013, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January to December 2012. Regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across countries in a single region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. The report 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 investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. The data set covers 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in East Asia and the Pacific, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 20 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 31 OECD high-income economies. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING METHODSACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLESADMINISTRATIVE FEESAUDITSBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESBORROWERBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESS SECTORSBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCIVIL CODECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCONTRACTORSCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDATA PRIVACYDEBENTUREDEBTDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDIVIDENDSDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-CUSTOMSE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTSELECTRONIC SERVICESENVIRONMENTALEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFOREIGN ENTERPRISESGLOBAL MARKETSGOODWILLIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION INDUSTRYINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSURANCEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNAL PROCESSESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMLAND USELEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSE FEESLICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLINE OF CREDITLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALMOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRIESNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPONLINE FORMONLINE REGISTRATIONONLINE SERVICEONLINE SERVICESORIGINAL ASSETOVERHEADPAYMENT OF TAXESPAYMENT SYSTEMPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL DATAPERSONAL PROPERTYPLEDGESPOLICY MAKERSPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREFRIGERATIONREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSEARCHESSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSMALL BUSINESSESSTAMP DUTYSTANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURESSTOCK EXCHANGESUPERANNUATIONTAXTAX CONCESSIONSTAX DEDUCTIONSTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX INCENTIVESTAX RATETAX RATESTAX REDUCTIONTAX REFORMSTAX REGIMESTAX REVENUETAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETELEPHONE SERVICETIME PERIODTRADE CREDITTRADE FINANCETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSERVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/18990