World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-052017-06-052012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26905Doing 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 Small Island States. 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 INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGAMORTIZATIONBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESBILLSBORROWERBROKERSBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHECKSCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE LAWCORPORATE TAX RATECREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUSCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEBTORDEBTORSDEBTSDEEDDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONSENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESENTERPRISE SURVEYSEXPENDITURESEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFLASHFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE ASSETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINTANGIBLESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALMOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRIESNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYOBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORSONE-STOP SHOPONLINE FORMONLINE REGISTRATIONORIGINAL ASSETOVERHEADPAYMENT OF TAXESPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL PROPERTYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITY AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSPREADSHEETSTAMP DUTIESSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX CONCESSIONSTAX CREDITSTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX INCENTIVESTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETIME FRAMETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSERSVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWITHHOLDING TAXReportWorld Bank10.1596/26905