Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, South Asi, and OECD High Income. 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.

Bibliographic Details

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, ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE, ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, APPROVAL SYSTEM, APPROVAL SYSTEMS, AUCTION, BANK LOAN, BANKING SECTOR, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAWS, BORROWER, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS INDICATOR, BUSINESS INDICATORS, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, BUSINESS REGULATION, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESSES, BUYER, BUYERS, CADASTRE, CAPITAL GAINS, CASHFLOW, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS, COLLATERAL FOR LOANS, COLLATERAL LAWS, COLLATERAL REGISTRY, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL CODE, COMMERCIAL LAWS, COMPANY LAW, COMPANY LAWS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPLIANCE COSTS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CONTRACTORS, CREDIT HISTORY, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CREDIT PROVIDERS, CREDIT SOURCE, CREDITOR, CREDITORS, CUSTOM, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS DECLARATION, DEBT, DEBTOR, DEBTORS, DEBTS, DEED, DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT INTEREST, DEPOSITS, DEPRECIATION, DERIVATIVE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS, DOMAIN, DUE DILIGENCE, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC DATA, ELECTRONIC DECLARATION, ELECTRONIC FILING, ELECTRONIC FORMS, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS, ELECTRONIC PLATFORM, ELECTRONIC SERVICES, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION, ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT, EXPERT OPINION, EXPORTERS, FINANCIAL HISTORY, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, FORECLOSURE, GLOBAL MARKETS, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAXES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTALLATION, INSTALLATIONS, INSTITUTION, INTERNAL PROCESSES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVENTORY, INVESTING, INVESTOR PROTECTION, INVESTOR PROTECTIONS, ISSUANCE, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, LEGAL RIGHTS, LENDER, LENDERS, LENDING DECISIONS, LEVY, LICENSE, LICENSE FEE, LICENSES, LIENS, LIMITED LIABILITY, LIQUIDATION, LOCAL BUSINESS, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, MINORITY INVESTORS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS, MORTGAGE, MORTGAGES, MOVABLE ASSET, MOVABLE ASSET REGISTRY, MOVABLE ASSETS, MOVABLE COLLATERAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW MARKETS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NOTARIES, NOTARY, ONE-STOP SHOP, ONESTOP SHOP, ONLINE FACILITIES, ONLINE PAYMENT, ONLINE REGISTRATION, OVERHEAD, PAYMENT OF TAXES, PAYMENT SYSTEM, PAYROLL, PENSION, PERSONAL ASSETS, PERSONAL DATA, PLEDGES, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT, PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC REGISTRY, PUBLIC SALE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PURCHASING, QUERIES, REGISTRATION FEE, REGISTRATION FEES, REGISTRATION PROCESS, REGISTRATION SYSTEM, REGISTRIES, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, RETURNS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SALES, SALES AGREEMENT, SEARCH, SECURITIES, SECURITIES REGULATIONS, SECURITY AGREEMENT, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDERS, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, STOCK EXCHANGE, TAX, TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAX RULES, TAX SYSTEM, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE LINE, TRACKING SYSTEM, TRADING, TRADING COSTS, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTIONS LAW, TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM, TRANSLATION, TRANSPARENCY, TURNOVER, UNSECURED CREDITORS, VALUATION, VERIFICATION, WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSES, WEB, WITHHOLDING TAX, WORKING HOURS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618002/doing-business-2014-latin-america https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18987
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