Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Small Island 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 lif...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	TAX INCENTIVES TARIFFS DEPOSIT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK BORROWER LIABILITY EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING CHECKS WAREHOUSE TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM LIQUIDATION OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS MOVABLE ASSETS DEED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STOCK WITHHOLDING TAX INFORMATION SYSTEM DEBTORS INTEREST COLLATERAL LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE CREDIT EXCHANGE NOTARY 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 RESERVE BANKRUPTCY CENTRAL BANKS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDITORS INTERNATIONAL BANK PENSION CREDITOR LENDER DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRAL BANK LIENS LABOR MARKET MORTGAGES MOVABLE PROPERTY CURRENCY CAPITAL GAINS CREDIT BUREAUS TRUSTEES LIQUIDATIONS DEBTS CONTRACTS STAMP DUTY LOCAL BUSINESS TRADING LENDING DECISIONS MONETARY FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS DEBT RETURN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS SALES AGREEMENT SECURITY INTEREST LENDERS CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS COMPANY LAW LOANS RESERVES PUBLIC SALE PERSONAL LOANS COMPLIANCE – COST LEGAL FRAMEWORK FINANCE BROKER TAXES BROKERS ACCESS TO INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS CADASTRE NOTARIES BANKRUPTCY LAWS TRANSACTION NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTORS COMMERCIAL REGISTRY TAX CREDIT SECURITIES REGULATIONS ORIGINAL ASSET GOOD TAX RATE TRANSPARENCY PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU COMPLIANCE COSTS TURNOVER MINORITY INVESTOR FUTURE FORECLOSURE PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU RETURNS PERSONAL ASSETS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS TAX CONCESSIONS CONTRACT SECURITY AGREEMENT CREDIT SOURCE COMPANY LAWS CREDIT INFORMATION AMORTIZATION PROPERTY ISSUANCE PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT REPORTING TAX RATES SECURITY INTERESTS SHARES MARKET LOCAL CURRENCY STAMP DUTIES MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS CREDIT BUREAU SECURITIES LEVY DEBENTURE CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM SHAREHOLDERS INSURANCE INTERESTS BANK LOAN GOODS INVESTOR INVESTOR PROTECTIONS MOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRIES SECURITY REGISTRATION SYSTEM STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENT REGULATORY PRACTICE CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SHARE INVESTOR PROTECTION JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IMMOVABLE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM REGISTRY SYSTEM COLLATERAL TARIFF CAPITAL REQUIREMENT PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL REVENUE TRANSACTIONS LAW PROFIT WAREHOUSES INVESTMENTS LENDING CHECK SHAREHOLDER PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION PENSION FUND EXCHANGE RATE BAILIFFS PROFITS LIMITED LIABILITY CREDIT HISTORY GUARANTEE LEGAL RIGHTS REGISTRATION PROCESS TAX OBLIGATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25945566/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-small-island-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23877

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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 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 Small Island States. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), Latin America and Southern African Development Community (SADC).. 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).

Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Small Island States

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