World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-152017-06-152012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27188Doing 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 Argentina. 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). The data not only highlight the extent of obstacles to doing business; they also help identify the source of those obstacles, supporting policy makers in designing regulatory reform.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGATTESTATIONBANK BONDSBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBENEFICIARYBONDSBORROWERBROKERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECALL CENTERCAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCPUCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINE-MAILELECTRICITYENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESGOOD PRACTICEIMMOVABLE PROPERTYIMPACT ASSESSMENTINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVENTORYINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELAND OWNERSHIPLAND TITLELAND TITLESLEASE AGREEMENTLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPONLINE SERVICESORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPDFPENSIONPENSION FUNDPENSIONSPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESULTRESULTSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSECURITIESSECURITY INTERESTSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSIGNATURE CERTIFICATIONSTAMP DUTYSTATUTORY AUDITORSSTOCK EXCHANGESURETIESTAXTAX CODETAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTAX SYSTEMTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETELEPHONE SERVICETELEPHONE SERVICESTRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEBWEB SITEDoing Business Economy Profile 2012ReportWorld BankArgentina10.1596/27188