Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Caribbean States

Doing Business 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...

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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 INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BROKERS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAWS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LAWS COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE TAX RATE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATION DEBT DEBTOR DEBTORS DEPOSIT DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC FILING ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPERT OPINION EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FORECLOSURE GLOBAL MARKETS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGAL PROTECTIONS LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LIQUIDATIONS LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONETARY FUND MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGY NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ORIGINAL ASSET OVERHEAD PERSONAL ASSETS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC SALE PURCHASING QUERIES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY PRACTICE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS LAWS TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNSECURED CREDITORS USERS USES VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19617219/doing-business-2014-caribbean-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19151

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Summary:	Doing Business 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. This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Caribbean States. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East Asia Pacific Islands, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Latin America and OECD High Income.

Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Caribbean States

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