World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18995This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, Latin America, OECD High Income and South Asia. 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 METHODSACCOUNTING SOFTWAREACCOUNTSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLESADMINISTRATIVE FEESBANK ACCOUNTBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCASHFLOWCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCIVIL CODECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACTORSCREDIT HISTORIESCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDATA PRIVACYDEBTDEBTORDEEDDEEDSDEPOSITDEPOSIT INTERESTDEPOSITSDEPRECIATIONDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-CUSTOMSE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMSELECTRONIC PAYMENTSELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC SERVICESENFORCEABILITYEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFOREIGN ENTERPRISESGLOBAL MARKETSIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION INDUSTRYINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSURANCEINTERNAL PROCESSESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSE FEESLICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLINE OF CREDITLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPONLINE FORMONLINE PAYMENTONLINE REGISTRATIONONLINE SERVICEONLINE SERVICESOVERHEADPAYMENT HISTORYPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMSPAYROLLPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPERSONAL PROPERTYPLEDGESPRIVACYPRIVACY PROTECTIONPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPORTINGRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHESSECURITIESSECURITIES LAWSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSTAMP DUTYSTANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURESSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX DEDUCTIONSTAX RATETAX RATESTAX REGIMESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETELEPHONE SERVICETIME PERIODTRADE CREDITTRADE FINANCETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSESVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEBWITHHOLDING TAX10.1596/18995