World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-07-222014-07-222013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18988This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in European Union (EU). 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, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, and OECD High Income. 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 POINTACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO SERVICESACCESSIBILITYACCOUNTINGADMINISTRATIVE BURDENAMOUNT OF CREDITAPPROVAL PROCESSBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBANKSBORROWERBORROWINGBRIBESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS RECORDSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCCCERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCORPORATE TAX RATESCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT REGISTRIESCREDIT REGISTRYCREDIT REPORTSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITOR CLAIMSCREDITORSCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONCUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDEBTDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIGITALIZATIONDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION OF CREDITDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONEMPLOYEREMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONENFORCEMENT PROCEDUREENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURSEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL LIABILITYFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFIRST CREDITFIXED ASSETSGLOBAL MARKETSGOOD CREDITIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION ON BORROWERSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSPECTIONINSPECTION SYSTEMINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSTITUTIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJOB OPPORTUNITIESJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL REQUIREMENTSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLEVYLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNATURAL RESOURCESNEW BUSINESSNEW COMPANYNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARIZATION REQUIREMENTNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONLINE DATABASEONLINE FACILITYONLINE REGISTRATIONONLINE SERVICESPAPER CERTIFICATEPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMSPCPERSONAL ASSETSPLEDGESPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC CREDITPUBLIC REGISTRYQUERIESREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE REGISTRIESREDUCTION OF TIMEREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRY OFFICEREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESERVERESULTRESULTSRETURNRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSALES AGREEMENTSAVINGSSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY AGREEMENTSECURITY CODESECURITY INTERESTSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL SECURITYSTAMP DUTYSTAMP DUTY RATESTART-UPSTART-UP CAPITALSTOCK EXCHANGESUBSIDIZATIONTAXTAX BURDENTAX LEGISLATIONTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RETURNTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNIONVARIABLE RATEVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEB10.1596/18988