World Bank2014-01-302014-01-302013-11-15https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16736The Doing Business (DB) project measures the number of procedures, time and cost for a small and medium-size limited liability company to start up and formally operate. This DB 2014 report addresses issues such as minimum capital requirements, and the role of risk-based inspections in construction, and their relevance, functions, challenges and implementation. Case studies from Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Singapore, Colombia and Azerbaijan, and Korea are discussed in detail, elaborating on the issues faced, the solutions or outcomes, and benefits.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS POINTSACCESS TO BANKACCESS TO FINANCEACCESSIBILITYACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING PERIODACCREDITATIONADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSESADVANCEMENT OF WOMENADVERTISEMENTSAUDITINGAUDITORSAUTOMATIONBANK ACCOUNTBANK ACCOUNTSBANK FINANCINGBANKRUPTCIESBANKRUPTCYBANKSBONDBOND INDENTURESBORROWINGBRIBESBROWSERSBUSINESS ACTIVITYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS LEADERSBUSINESS OPERATIONSBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESSESCAPITAL COSTCAPITAL COSTSCAPITAL REQUIREMENTCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCERTIFICATECIVIL CODECOMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMPANY LAWCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTER SYSTEMCOMPUTERSCONNECTIVITYCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE LAWSCORRUPTIONCREDITORCREDITORSCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMER SERVICESCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCEDATA ENTRYDATA STORAGEDAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONSDEBTDEPOSITDIGITAL CERTIFICATESDISABLEDDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATIONDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMESTIC MARKETSE-MAILE-PAYMENTECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EFFICIENCYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC FORMSELECTRONIC FUNDELECTRONIC PAYMENTELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC TRADEEMPLOYMENTENFORCEMENT AGENCIESENFORCEMENT MECHANISMENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSENTERPRISE SURVEYSENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYENTREPRENEURSENTREPRENEURSHIPEQUIPMENTFEDERAL TAXFINANCIAL ACCOUNTSFINANCIAL BURDENFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL DISTRESSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFIXED COSTSFOREIGN TRADEGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINGOVERNMENT OFFICESGOVERNMENT REVENUESGRACE PERIODHARD COPIESHARMONIZATIONHOUSINGINCOME GROUPSINCOME STATEMENTSINCOME TAXESINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSPECTIONINSPECTION SYSTEMINSPECTION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONSINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE SYSTEMINSURANCE SYSTEMSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYINVENTORY MANAGEMENTINVESTINGINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELAWSLEGAL BASISLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL REFORMSLEGAL REQUIREMENTSLEGISLATIONLENDERSLICENSESLIMITED LIABILITYLOANLOAN AGREEMENTSLOCAL COUNCILSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANDATESMANUFACTURINGMARKETINGMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSNETWORK SERVICESNEW BUSINESSESNOTARIESNOTARYONLINE FORMONLINE SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYMENT SYSTEMSPCPDFPENALTIESPRIVACYPRIVATE NETWORKPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROMOTION EFFORTSPROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC KEYPUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SERVICESQUERIESRADIORED TAPEREDUNDANT PROCESSESREGISTRIESREGULATORY SYSTEMSRELIABILITYRESERVESRESULTRESULTSRETURNRETURNSRISK ASSESSMENTSRISK EVALUATIONRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSAVINGSSECURE ACCESSSENSITIVE INFORMATIONSERVERSERVICE PROVIDERSSETTING OF INTEREST RATESSHAREHOLDERSSITESSOLVENCYSTART-UPSTART-UP CAPITALSTART-UP COSTSSTART-UPSSTARTUP CAPITALSUBSIDIARYTAXTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX COLLECTIONSTAX COMPLIANCETAX OBLIGATIONSTAX RETURNTAX RETURNSTAX SYSTEMTAX SYSTEMSTAXATIONTECHNICAL EXPERTISETECHNICAL ISSUESTELEPHONETELEVISIONTRADE SYSTEMTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUNEMPLOYMENTUSERUSERSUSESVARIABLE COSTSVIRTUAL SYSTEMWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWorld Bank10.1596/16736