Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland

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 10 areas in the l...

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Main Authors: World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
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TAX
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/608261468257084680/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Iceland-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
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spelling okr-10986-271332021-04-23T14:04:39Z Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADVERTISING BANK ACCOUNT BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BORROWER BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES BUYER CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CERTIFICATE COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAW COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT SOURCE CREDITORS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEBTOR DEBTS DEED DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC FILING ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FRAUD GLOBAL MARKETS GOOD PRACTICE HOLDING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INSPECTION INSTALLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY INTEREST INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTOR PROTECTION LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MORTGAGE MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NEW MARKETS NOTARY NOTARY PUBLIC ONE-STOP SHOP ORIGINAL ASSETS OVERHEAD PENSION PERSONAL ASSETS PHONE CONNECTION POSSESSORY SECURITY PREPAYMENT PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PURCHASING QUALITY MANAGEMENT QUERIES REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGISTRY OFFICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULTS RETURN SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SERVICE PROVIDERS SHAREHOLDER STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX RATE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRADE CREDITORS TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USERS USES VALUATION VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WEB WEB SITE 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 10 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 and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Iceland. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January December 2010). 2017-06-13T21:44:55Z 2017-06-13T21:44:55Z 2012-01-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/608261468257084680/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Iceland-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27133 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Iceland
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERTISING
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CERTIFICATE
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC FILING
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EXPORTERS
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARY
NOTARY PUBLIC
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PENSION
PERSONAL ASSETS
PHONE CONNECTION
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PREPAYMENT
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGISTRY OFFICE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RESULTS
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRADING COSTS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VALUATION
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WEB
WEB SITE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERTISING
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CERTIFICATE
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC FILING
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EXPORTERS
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARY
NOTARY PUBLIC
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PENSION
PERSONAL ASSETS
PHONE CONNECTION
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PREPAYMENT
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGISTRY OFFICE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RESULTS
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRADING COSTS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VALUATION
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WEB
WEB SITE
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Iceland
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 10 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 and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Iceland. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January December 2010).
format Report
author World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_facet World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_sort World Bank
title Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
title_short Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
title_full Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
title_fullStr Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Iceland
title_sort doing business economy profile 2012 : iceland
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/608261468257084680/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Iceland-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27133
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