World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-12-232014-12-232010-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20913The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the business environment. The country profile for Timor-Leste is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank. The enterprise surveys collect a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face to face interviews with firm managers and owners regarding the business environment in their countries and the productivity of their firms. The topics covered include infrastructure, trade, finance, regulations, taxes and business licensing, corruption, crime and informality, finance, innovation, labor, and perceptions about obstacles to doing business. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in East Asia and Pacific and the Timor-Leste income group. Breakdowns by firm size are presented in the appendix along with all indicators used to make the graphs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCEBANK LOANSBARRIERS TO ENTRYBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS TRANSACTIONSBUSINESSESCERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESCOMPANYCOMPETITIVENESSCOPYRIGHTCORPORATIONCORRUPTIONCUSTOMSDEPOSITDEPOSIT MOBILIZATIONDEPOSITSE-MAILELECTRICITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTENTERPRISE SURVEYENTERPRISE SURVEYSENTREPRENEURSEXTERNAL FINANCINGFINANCIAL BURDENFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFIRM SIZEFIRMSFOREIGN TRADEGENDERGEOGRAPHIC REGIONGEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGOVERNMENT CONTRACTGOVERNMENT SERVICESHEALTH CAREICTINCOME GROUPINNOVATIONINSPECTIONSINTERNAL FINANCEINTERNAL FUNDSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL MARKETSLENDERSLICENSELICENSESLICENSINGLIMITED PARTNERSHIPLIMITED PARTNERSHIPSLOANLOAN AMOUNTMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMICRO ENTERPRISESMULTINATIONALMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONSOPEN MARKETSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYPAYMENT SERVICESPRIVATE FIRMPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPROPRIETORSHIPPROPRIETORSHIPSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC UTILITIESRESULTSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSMALL FIRMSSOLE PROPRIETORSHIPSSUPPLIERSTAXATIONTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTELEPHONE CONNECTIONSTRADE CREDITUNFAIR COMPETITIONUSESWATER SHORTAGESWATER SUPPLYWORKING CAPITAL10.1596/20913