Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : OECD High Income

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, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, and Latin America. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2013, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January to December 2012. Regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across countries in a single region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. The report 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 investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. The data set covers 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in East Asia and the Pacific, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 20 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 31 OECD high-income economies. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why.

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-10-29
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTS, BANK LOAN, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAWS, BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, BORROWER, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS INDICATOR, BUSINESS INDICATORS, BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, BUSINESS REGULATION, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESSES, BUYER, BUYERS, CADASTRE, CAPITAL GAINS, CERTIFICATES, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL FOR LOANS, COLLATERAL LAWS, COLLATERAL REGISTRY, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL CODE, COMMERCIAL LAWS, COMMERCIAL REGISTRY, COMPANY LAWS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPLIANCE COSTS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CORPORATE DISCLOSURE, CORPORATE TAX, CORPORATE TAX RATES, COST OF CAPITAL, CREDIT HISTORY, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CREDIT SOURCE, CREDITOR, CREDITOR CLAIMS, CREDITORS, CUSTOM, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS DECLARATION, CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS, DEBT, DEED, DEPOSIT, DEPRECIATION, DERIVATIVE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DIGITALIZATION, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DIVIDEND, DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS, DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, DOMAIN, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC DATA, ELECTRONIC FILING, ELECTRONIC PLATFORM, ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION, ENFORCEABILITY, ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE, EXPERT OPINION, EXPORTERS, FINANCE CORPORATION, FINANCIAL HISTORY, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, FIXED ASSETS, FOREIGN COMPANIES, GLOBAL MARKETS, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, INCOME, INCOME TAX, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTALLATION, INSTALLATIONS, INSTITUTION, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTOR PROTECTION, INVESTOR PROTECTIONS, ISSUANCE, JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL REGIME, LEGAL RIGHTS, LENDER, LENDERS, LENDING DECISIONS, LEVY, LICENSE, LICENSES, LIENS, LIMITED LIABILITY, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LOCAL BUSINESS, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER, MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, MINORITY INVESTORS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS, MORTGAGE, MORTGAGES, MOVABLE ASSETS, MOVABLE COLLATERAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW MARKETS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NOTARIES, NOTARY, ONE-STOP SHOP, ONLINE FACILITY, ONLINE REGISTRATION, ONLINE SERVICES, OVERHEAD, PAPER CERTIFICATE, PAYMENT HISTORY, PAYMENT SYSTEM, PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PAYROLL, PENSION, PENSION CONTRIBUTION, PERSONAL ASSETS, PERSONAL PROPERTY, PLEDGES, PRIVACY, PRIVACY PROTECTION, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT, PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC REGISTRY, PUBLIC SALE, PURCHASING, QUERIES, REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE REGISTRIES, REDUCTION OF TIME, REFORM PROGRAM, REGISTRATION FEE, REGISTRATION PROCESSES, REGISTRATION SYSTEM, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING, RESERVE, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, RETURNS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SALES, SALES AGREEMENT, SAVINGS, SEARCH, SECURITIES, SECURITIES LAW, SECURITIES REGULATIONS, SECURITY CODE, SECURITY INTERESTS, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDERS, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL ENTERPRISES, STAMP DUTY, STAMP DUTY RATE, STOCK EXCHANGE, TAX, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAX RULES, TAX SYSTEM, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE LINE, TRADE TAX, TRADING, TRADING COSTS, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM, TRANSLATION, TRANSPARENCY, TURNOVER, VARIABLE RATE, VERIFICATION, WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSES, WEB,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618012/doing-business-2014-oecd-high-income https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18982
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