World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-052017-06-052012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26902Doing 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 regional profile presents the doing business indicators for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 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 SERVICESACCOUNTACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTINGARBITRATIONBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS CONSULTANTSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS LAWBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHECKSCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCOMPUTERSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCOPYRIGHTCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCEDEBTDEBTORDEBTORSDEPOSITDEPRECIATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC DOCUMENTELECTRONIC FILINGENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTSEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE CONTROLEXPERT OPINIONEXPORTERSFINANCESFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFLASHFORECLOSUREGLOBAL MARKETSHARMONIZATIONIDENTIFICATION NUMBERIMMOVABLE PROPERTYIMPACT ASSESSMENTINCOME TAXINFORMATION ON BORROWERSINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCEJUDICIAL SYSTEMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL PROTECTIONSLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLIQUIDATIONLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMONETARY FUNDMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGYNOTARIESNOTARYONE-STOP SHOPONESTOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETOVERHEADPAYROLLPERSONAL ASSETSPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPUBLIC SALEPURCHASINGQUERIESREGISTRATION FEESREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT TOOLSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSEARCHESSECURITY INTERESTSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTAMP DUTIESSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELEPHONETELEPHONE CONNECTIONSTELEPHONE LINETIME FRAMETRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS LAWSTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNSECURED CREDITORSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESECOWASReportWorld Bank10.1596/26902