Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Europe and Central Asia, Economic Community of West African States, Middle East and North Africa, Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa, 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.

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-10-29
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AUTOMATION, BANK LOAN, BANKING SECTOR, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAWS, BORROWER, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS INDICATOR, BUSINESS INDICATORS, BUSINESS LAW, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, BUSINESS REGULATION, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESSES, BUYER, BUYERS, CADASTRE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL GAINS, CENTRAL BANK, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, COLLATERAL FOR LOANS, COLLATERAL LAWS, COLLATERAL REGISTRY, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL CODE, COMMERCIAL LAWS, COMMON MARKET, COMPANY LAW, COMPANY LAWS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPLIANCE COSTS, COMPUTERS, CORPORATE TAX RATE, CORPORATE TAX RATES, CREDIT HISTORY, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM, CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CREDIT SOURCE, CREDITORS, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS DECLARATION, CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS, DEBTS, DEPOSIT, DEPRECIATION, DERIVATIVE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS, DOMAIN, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC DATA, ELECTRONIC FILING, ELECTRONIC PLATFORM, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION, ENVIRONMENTAL, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURE, EXPORTERS, FINANCIAL HISTORY, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, GLOBAL MARKETS, HARMONIZATION, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, INCOME TAX, INFLATION, INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTALLATION, INSTALLATIONS, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTOR PROTECTION, INVESTOR PROTECTIONS, ISSUANCE, LEGAL INSTRUMENTS, LEGAL RIGHTS, LENDER, LENDERS, LENDING DECISIONS, LETTER OF CREDIT, LEVY, LICENSE, LICENSE FEE, LICENSES, LIENS, LIMITED LIABILITY, LOCAL BUSINESS, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, MINORITY INVESTORS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS, MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS, MONOPOLY, MORTGAGE, MORTGAGES, MOVABLE ASSETS, MOVABLE COLLATERAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW MARKETS, NOTARIES, NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT, NOTARY, ONE-STOP SHOP, ONESTOP SHOP, ORIGINAL ASSET, OVERHEAD, PAYMENT INFORMATION, PAYROLL, PENSION, PERSONAL ASSETS, PERSONAL DATA, POLICY MAKERS, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU, PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT, PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC REGISTRY, PURCHASING, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUERIES, REAL ESTATE REGISTRY, REFRIGERATION, REGISTRATION FEE, REGISTRATION FEES, REGISTRATION PROCESS, REGISTRIES, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SALE, SALES, SALES AGREEMENT, SEARCH, SECURITIES, SECURITIES REGULATIONS, SECURITY INTEREST, SERVICES MARKET, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDERS, STAMP DUTY, STOCK EXCHANGE, SUPPLY CONTRACT, TAX, TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAX REFORMS, TAX REVENUE, TAX RULES, TAX SYSTEM, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE CONNECTION, TELEPHONE LINE, TIME FRAME, TRACKING SYSTEM, TRADING, TRADING COSTS, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM, TRANSLATION, TRANSPARENCY, TURNOVER, VALUATION, VERIFICATION, WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WEB,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19617630/doing-business-2014-common-market-eastern-southern-africa-comesa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18991
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