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 co...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18991

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Summary:	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.

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

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