Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

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 lif...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25940373/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-common-market-eastern-southern-africa-comesa
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topic TARIFFS
DEPOSIT
BORROWER
LIABILITY
EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTING
CHECKS
WAREHOUSE
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
LIQUIDATION
OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS
MOVABLE ASSETS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
STOCK
INFORMATION SYSTEM
DEBTORS
INTEREST
COLLATERAL LAWS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXCHANGE
NOTARY
BANK ACCOUNT
DEBTOR
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
EXPORTERS
MORTGAGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
LOAN
MINORITY INVESTORS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
JUDICIAL PROCESSES
TAX RULES
BORROWERS
TAX
PRIVATE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
BANKRUPTCY
CENTRAL BANKS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDITORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
PENSION
CREDITOR
LENDER
INSTRUMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CENTRAL BANK
LIENS
LABOR MARKET
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE PROPERTY
COMMERCIAL CODE
CURRENCY
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL GAINS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CORPORATE TAX RATES
DEBTS
CONTRACTS
STAMP DUTY
LOCAL BUSINESS
REGISTRATION FEE
TRADING
OPTIONS
LENDING DECISIONS
MONETARY FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
RETURN
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
SETTLEMENT
SALES AGREEMENT
SECURITY INTEREST
LENDERS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS
COMPANY LAW
REGISTRATION FEES
LOANS
RESERVES
PUBLIC SALE
COMPLIANCE – COST
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FINANCE
BROKER
TAXES
BROKERS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT
TRANSACTIONS
CADASTRE
NOTARIES
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
TRANSACTION
NATIONAL SECURITY
INVESTORS
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
ORIGINAL ASSET
FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES
GOOD
TAX RATE
TRANSPARENCY
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU
COMPLIANCE COSTS
TURNOVER
MINORITY INVESTOR
FUTURE
FORECLOSURE
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
RETURNS
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
PERSONAL ASSETS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COMPANY LAWS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT INFORMATION
PROPERTY
ISSUANCE
CREDIT REPORTING
TAX RATES
SECURITY INTERESTS
SHARES
MARKET
LOCAL CURRENCY
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
CREDIT BUREAU
SECURITIES
LEVY
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
SHAREHOLDERS
INSURANCE
INTERESTS
BANK LOAN
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
GOODS
INVESTOR
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
SECURITY
STOCK EXCHANGE
INVESTMENT
REGULATORY PRACTICE
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
SHARE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
TAX SYSTEM
COLLATERAL
TARIFF
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
REVENUE
PROFIT
WAREHOUSES
INVESTMENTS
LENDING
CHECK
SHAREHOLDER
PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION
PENSION FUND
EXCHANGE RATE
BAILIFFS
PROFITS
LIMITED LIABILITY
CREDIT HISTORY
GUARANTEE
LEGAL RIGHTS
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
REGISTRATION PROCESS
TAX OBLIGATIONS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
spellingShingle TARIFFS
DEPOSIT
BORROWER
LIABILITY
EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTING
CHECKS
WAREHOUSE
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
LIQUIDATION
OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS
MOVABLE ASSETS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
STOCK
INFORMATION SYSTEM
DEBTORS
INTEREST
COLLATERAL LAWS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXCHANGE
NOTARY
BANK ACCOUNT
DEBTOR
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
EXPORTERS
MORTGAGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
LOAN
MINORITY INVESTORS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
JUDICIAL PROCESSES
TAX RULES
BORROWERS
TAX
PRIVATE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
BANKRUPTCY
CENTRAL BANKS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDITORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
PENSION
CREDITOR
LENDER
INSTRUMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CENTRAL BANK
LIENS
LABOR MARKET
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE PROPERTY
COMMERCIAL CODE
CURRENCY
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL GAINS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CORPORATE TAX RATES
DEBTS
CONTRACTS
STAMP DUTY
LOCAL BUSINESS
REGISTRATION FEE
TRADING
OPTIONS
LENDING DECISIONS
MONETARY FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
RETURN
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
SETTLEMENT
SALES AGREEMENT
SECURITY INTEREST
LENDERS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS
COMPANY LAW
REGISTRATION FEES
LOANS
RESERVES
PUBLIC SALE
COMPLIANCE – COST
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FINANCE
BROKER
TAXES
BROKERS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT
TRANSACTIONS
CADASTRE
NOTARIES
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
TRANSACTION
NATIONAL SECURITY
INVESTORS
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
ORIGINAL ASSET
FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES
GOOD
TAX RATE
TRANSPARENCY
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU
COMPLIANCE COSTS
TURNOVER
MINORITY INVESTOR
FUTURE
FORECLOSURE
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
RETURNS
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
PERSONAL ASSETS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COMPANY LAWS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT INFORMATION
PROPERTY
ISSUANCE
CREDIT REPORTING
TAX RATES
SECURITY INTERESTS
SHARES
MARKET
LOCAL CURRENCY
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
CREDIT BUREAU
SECURITIES
LEVY
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
SHAREHOLDERS
INSURANCE
INTERESTS
BANK LOAN
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
GOODS
INVESTOR
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
SECURITY
STOCK EXCHANGE
INVESTMENT
REGULATORY PRACTICE
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
SHARE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
TAX SYSTEM
COLLATERAL
TARIFF
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
REVENUE
PROFIT
WAREHOUSES
INVESTMENTS
LENDING
CHECK
SHAREHOLDER
PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION
PENSION FUND
EXCHANGE RATE
BAILIFFS
PROFITS
LIMITED LIABILITY
CREDIT HISTORY
GUARANTEE
LEGAL RIGHTS
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
REGISTRATION PROCESS
TAX OBLIGATIONS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
World Bank Group
Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
geographic_facet Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
description 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 minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. Doing Business 2016 presents the data for the labor market regulation indicators in an annex. The report does not present rankings of economies on labor market regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business. 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 (ECA), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) and OECD High Income.. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2014).
format Report
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
title_short Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
title_full Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
title_fullStr Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
title_sort doing business regional profile 2016 : common market for eastern and southern africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25940373/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-common-market-eastern-southern-africa-comesa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23847
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spelling okr-10986-238472021-05-25T10:54:42Z Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa World Bank Group TARIFFS DEPOSIT BORROWER LIABILITY EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING CHECKS WAREHOUSE TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM LIQUIDATION OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS MOVABLE ASSETS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STOCK INFORMATION SYSTEM DEBTORS INTEREST COLLATERAL LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE CREDIT EXCHANGE NOTARY BANK ACCOUNT DEBTOR COLLATERAL REGISTRY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS EXPORTERS MORTGAGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS LOAN MINORITY INVESTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENT JUDICIAL PROCESSES TAX RULES BORROWERS TAX PRIVATE PROPERTY INCOME TAX BANKRUPTCY CENTRAL BANKS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDITORS INTERNATIONAL BANK PENSION CREDITOR LENDER INSTRUMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRAL BANK LIENS LABOR MARKET MORTGAGES MOVABLE PROPERTY COMMERCIAL CODE CURRENCY ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL GAINS CREDIT BUREAUS CORPORATE TAX RATES DEBTS CONTRACTS STAMP DUTY LOCAL BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE TRADING OPTIONS LENDING DECISIONS MONETARY FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS DEBT CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM RETURN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS SETTLEMENT SALES AGREEMENT SECURITY INTEREST LENDERS CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS COMPANY LAW REGISTRATION FEES LOANS RESERVES PUBLIC SALE COMPLIANCE – COST LEGAL FRAMEWORK FINANCE BROKER TAXES BROKERS ACCESS TO INFORMATION NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT TRANSACTIONS CADASTRE NOTARIES BANKRUPTCY LAWS TRANSACTION NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTORS SECURITIES REGULATIONS ORIGINAL ASSET FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES GOOD TAX RATE TRANSPARENCY PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU COMPLIANCE COSTS TURNOVER MINORITY INVESTOR FUTURE FORECLOSURE PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU RETURNS LEGAL INSTRUMENTS PERSONAL ASSETS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT SECURITY AGREEMENT COMPANY LAWS CREDIT SOURCE CREDIT INFORMATION PROPERTY ISSUANCE CREDIT REPORTING TAX RATES SECURITY INTERESTS SHARES MARKET LOCAL CURRENCY MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS CREDIT BUREAU SECURITIES LEVY CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM SHAREHOLDERS INSURANCE INTERESTS BANK LOAN COLLATERAL AGREEMENT GOODS INVESTOR INVESTOR PROTECTIONS SECURITY STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENT REGULATORY PRACTICE CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMERCIAL BANKS SHARE INVESTOR PROTECTION JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IMMOVABLE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM COLLATERAL TARIFF CAPITAL REQUIREMENT REVENUE PROFIT WAREHOUSES INVESTMENTS LENDING CHECK SHAREHOLDER PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION PENSION FUND EXCHANGE RATE BAILIFFS PROFITS LIMITED LIABILITY CREDIT HISTORY GUARANTEE LEGAL RIGHTS CORPORATE INSOLVENCY REGISTRATION PROCESS TAX OBLIGATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COLLATERAL FOR LOANS 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 minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. Doing Business 2016 presents the data for the labor market regulation indicators in an annex. The report does not present rankings of economies on labor market regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business. 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 (ECA), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) and OECD High Income.. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2014). 2016-03-03T21:35:27Z 2016-03-03T21:35:27Z 2016-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25940373/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-common-market-eastern-southern-africa-comesa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23847 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa East Africa Southern Africa