World BankInternational Finance Corporation2017-06-132017-06-132012-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27133Doing 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 Iceland. 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 SERVICESACCOUNTINGADVERTISINGBANK ACCOUNTBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBORROWERBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESSESBUYERCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL LAWSCOMPANY LAWSCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTRACTORSCOPYRIGHTCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCEDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGENFORCEMENT PROCEDURESEXPORTERSFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFRAUDGLOBAL MARKETSGOOD PRACTICEHOLDINGIDENTIFICATION NUMBERIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME TAXINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINSPECTIONINSTALLATIONINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANYINTEREST INCOMEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTOR PROTECTIONLEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLOCAL BUSINESSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMANUFACTURINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMORTGAGEMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPENSIONPERSONAL ASSETSPHONE CONNECTIONPOSSESSORY SECURITYPREPAYMENTPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUERIESREGISTRATION FEEREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGISTRY OFFICEREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESULTSRETURNSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITIESSECURITIES REGULATIONSSECURITY INTERESTSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSTAMP DUTYSTOCK EXCHANGETAXTAX RATETAX RULESTAX SYSTEMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRADING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVALUATIONVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWEBWEB SITEReportWorld Bank10.1596/27133