World Bank Group2015-01-132015-01-132014-10-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21268This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Cyprus. 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 Cyprus ranks 64. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING POLICIESACQUISITIONAUCTIONAUDIT COMMITTEEAUDIT REPORTSAUDITSAVAILABILITY OF CREDITBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONTACT INFORMATIONCONTRACT LAWCONTRACTORSCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONSCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE GOVERNANCECREDIT BUREAUCREDIT BUREAUSCREDIT CARDCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCREDITWORTHINESSCUSTOMER SERVICEDEBTDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEEDSDEFAULTSDEPOSITDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINDUE DILIGENCEE-MAILELECTRICITYENTERPRISE SURVEYFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL STATEMENTFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFRAUDGOOD PRACTICEIMAGESIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SHARINGINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINTERNATIONAL BANKINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELABOR MARKETLAND TITLELEASE AGREEMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOAN AMOUNTSLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMARKET VALUEMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINORITY INVESTORMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYONLINE SERVICESORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY AS COLLATERALPROPERTY RIGHTSPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRIESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY PRACTICEREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPORTINGRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSEARCHESSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSECURITY INTERESTSSELLINGSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTAMP DUTYSTATUTORY REQUIREMENTSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELECOMTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERSVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSES10.1596/21268