Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean
This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Lat...
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES APPROVAL SYSTEM APPROVAL SYSTEMS BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BROKERS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS 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 COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACTORS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORPORATE TAX RATE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEBTOR DEBTORS DEBTS DEED DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INTEREST DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN DUE DILIGENCE 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 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 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 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVENTORY INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY 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 NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONESTOP SHOP ONLINE FACILITIES ONLINE PAYMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION ORIGINAL ASSET OVERHEAD PAYMENT OF TAXES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL PENSION PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL DATA PLEDGES POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING QUERIES REFRIGERATION REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY AGREEMENT SECURITY INTEREST SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORMS TAX REVENUE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRACKING SYSTEM TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS LAW TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VALUATION VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WITHHOLDING TAX WORKING HOURS |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES APPROVAL SYSTEM APPROVAL SYSTEMS BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BROKERS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS 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 COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACTORS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORPORATE TAX RATE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEBTOR DEBTORS DEBTS DEED DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INTEREST DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN DUE DILIGENCE 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 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 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 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVENTORY INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY 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 NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONESTOP SHOP ONLINE FACILITIES ONLINE PAYMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION ORIGINAL ASSET OVERHEAD PAYMENT OF TAXES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL PENSION PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL DATA PLEDGES POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING QUERIES REFRIGERATION REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY AGREEMENT SECURITY INTEREST SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORMS TAX REVENUE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRACKING SYSTEM TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS LAW TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VALUATION VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WITHHOLDING TAX WORKING HOURS World Bank International Finance Corporation Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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This regional profile presents the Doing
Business indicators for economies in Latin America and
Caribbean (LAC). It also shows the regional average, the
best performance globally for each indicator and data for
the following comparator regions: Latin America, Caribbean
states, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, 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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World Bank International Finance Corporation |
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World Bank International Finance Corporation |
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World Bank |
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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean |
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doing business 2014 regional profile : latin america and caribbean |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618005/doing-business-2014-latin-america-caribbean-lac http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18986 |
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okr-10986-189862021-04-23T14:03:50Z Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America and Caribbean World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES APPROVAL SYSTEM APPROVAL SYSTEMS BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BROKERS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS 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 COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACTORS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORPORATE TAX RATE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEBTOR DEBTORS DEBTS DEED DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INTEREST DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 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 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 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 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVENTORY INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY 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 NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONESTOP SHOP ONLINE FACILITIES ONLINE PAYMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION ORIGINAL ASSET OVERHEAD PAYMENT OF TAXES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL PENSION PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL DATA PLEDGES POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING QUERIES REFRIGERATION REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY AGREEMENT SECURITY INTEREST SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORMS TAX REVENUE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRACKING SYSTEM TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS LAW TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VALUATION VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WITHHOLDING TAX WORKING HOURS This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Latin America, Caribbean states, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, 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. 2014-07-22T19:34:54Z 2014-07-22T19:34:54Z 2013-10-29 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618005/doing-business-2014-latin-america-caribbean-lac http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18986 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America |