Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regio...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING METHODS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES ADMINISTRATIVE FEES BANK ACCOUNT BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CASHFLOW CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CIVIL CODE COLLATERAL COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACTORS CREDIT HISTORIES CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DATA PRIVACY DEBT DEBTOR DEED DEEDS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INTEREST DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN E-CUSTOMS E-MAIL E-PAYMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ELECTRONIC PLATFORM ELECTRONIC SERVICES ENFORCEABILITY EXPERT OPINION EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOREIGN ENTERPRISES GLOBAL MARKETS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION INDUSTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSURANCE INTERNAL PROCESSES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSE FEES LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LINE OF CREDIT LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 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 NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONESTOP SHOP ONLINE FORM ONLINE PAYMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLINE SERVICE ONLINE SERVICES OVERHEAD PAYMENT HISTORY PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PAYROLL PENSION 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 PROPERTY REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESERVE RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCHES SECURITIES SECURITIES LAW SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTERESTS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES STAMP DUTY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX DEDUCTIONS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REGIMES TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TELEPHONE SERVICE TIME PERIOD TRADE CREDIT TRADE FINANCE TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USES VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WITHHOLDING TAX
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19616632/doing-business-2014-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18995

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Summary:	This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, Latin America, OECD High Income and South Asia. 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 : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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