World Bank Group2014-12-302014-12-302014-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21026This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Trinidad and Tobago. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. 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 and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTACQUISITIONAUCTIONAUDITSAVAILABILITY OF CREDITBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBARCODEBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATE OF TITLECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMMON LAWCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE GOVERNANCECREDIT BUREAUCREDIT BUREAUSCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCREDITWORTHINESSCUSTOMER SERVICEDEBTDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE-MAILELECTRICITYFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTGENERAL PUBLICGOOD PRACTICEIDIDENTIFICATION NUMBERIMAGESIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELABOR MARKETLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE DATABASEONLINE REGISTRATIONORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY PRACTICEREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESULTRESULTSRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSEARCHESSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSECURITY INTERESTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTAMP DUTYSTAMP DUTY RATESTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERURLUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/21026