World Bank Group2016-03-072016-03-072016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23878Doing 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 11 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. Doing Business 2016 presents the data for the labor market regulation indicators in an annex. The report does not present rankings of economies on labor market regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business. This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in OECD High Income. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: European Union (EU), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), South Asia (SA) and Latin America.. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2014).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOBORROWERINTEREST INCOMEEQUIPMENTCHECKSACCOUNTINGWAREHOUSETRANSACTIONS SYSTEMDEEDDEFAULTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTINTERESTDEBTORSOPTIONPRIVATE CREDITPAPER CERTIFICATEEXPORTERSBANKRUPTCY LAWLOANFINANCIAL STATEMENTJUDICIAL PROCESSESMINORITY INVESTORSBORROWERSPRIVATE PROPERTYBANKRUPTCYINFORMATION SYSTEMSHOUSING BONDSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONCONVERSIONLIENSEQUITY SWAPSLABOR MARKETMOVABLE PROPERTYCURRENCYCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCAPITAL GAINSTRUSTEESREGISTRATION FEEMONETARY FUNDFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSDEBTMARKETSSALES AGREEMENTSECURITY INTERESTCOMPANY LAWPUBLIC SALELEGAL FRAMEWORKSTAMP DUTY RATEBROKERSTRANSACTIONSCADASTREENFORCEABILITYNOTARIESNATIONAL SECURITYSECURITIES REGULATIONSGOODTRANSPARENCYMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTTURNOVERMINORITY INVESTORFORECLOSUREPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUCONFLICTS OF INTERESTPERSONAL ASSETSTRADE CREDITORSCREDIT SOURCEBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESCREDIT INFORMATIONISSUANCEPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSTAX RATESSECURITY INTERESTSLOCAL CURRENCYMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSTAX ON INTEREST INCOMESECURITIESINSURANCESHAREHOLDERSDEBT-EQUITY SWAPSBANK LOANREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGULATORY PRACTICEINVESTOR PROTECTIONJUDICIAL ENFORCEMENTDEBT RESTRUCTURINGNOTARY PUBLICCAPITAL REQUIREMENTLENDINGJOINT STOCK COMPANIESSHAREHOLDERLIMITED LIABILITYPAYMENT SYSTEMSCREDIT HISTORYLEGAL RIGHTSTAX OBLIGATIONSTARIFFSPLEDGESDEPOSITLIABILITYLIQUIDATIONMOVABLE ASSETSSTOCKINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYCORPORATE TAX RATEINFORMATION SYSTEMCOLLATERAL LAWSEXCHANGEPROPERTY RIGHTSPAYMENT SYSTEMNOTARYBANK ACCOUNTDEBTORDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYMORTGAGEFINANCIAL STATEMENTSBONDSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSTAX RULESTAXINCOME TAXCENTRAL BANKSPLEDGERESERVEINTERNATIONAL BANKCREDITORSCREDITORPENSIONLENDERMORTGAGESCREDIT BUREAUSCORPORATE TAX RATESCONTRACTSLOCAL BUSINESSSTAMP DUTYTRADINGLENDING DECISIONSCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSRETURNENFORCEMENT PROCESSLENDERSREGISTRATION FEESLOANSRESERVESFINANCIAL HEALTHCOMPLIANCE – COSTFINANCEBROKERTAXESEQUITYBANKRUPTCY LAWSTRANSACTIONINVESTORSCOMMERCIAL REGISTRYORIGINAL ASSETTAX RATEPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITCOMPLIANCE COSTSRETURNSMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCONTRACTCOMPANY LAWSREPAYMENTAMOUNT OF CREDITPROPERTYPROPERTIESPAYMENT HISTORYBALANCE SHEETDEFAULTMARKETPERSONAL PROPERTYUNSECURED CREDITORSCREDIT BUREAULEVYCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMINSURANCE PREMIUMSDEBT-EQUITYINTERESTSINVESTORGOODSINVESTOR PROTECTIONSNOTARIZATION REQUIREMENTSFIXED ASSETSSECURITYINVESTMENTSTOCK EXCHANGECREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSSHAREIMMOVABLE PROPERTYTAX SYSTEMCOLLATERALTARIFFREVENUELEVIESPROFITWAREHOUSESINVESTMENTSCHECKSWAPSEXCHANGE RATESECURITIES LAWPROFITSENFORCEMENT PROCEDUREGUARANTEECOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReportWorld Bank10.1596/23878