Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica

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 lif...

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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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ID
TAX
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/271891468032655009/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economy-profile-Costa-Rica-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
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language English
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
BUSINESSES
BUYER
BUYERS
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CAPITAL STOCK
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
COMPUTERS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DIGITALIZATION
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
ID
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
LEGAL AUTHORITY
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NETWORKS
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
NOTARY PUBLIC
NOTARY PUBLICS
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PAYROLL
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROMISSORY NOTE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTOCOL
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPAYMENT
RESULTS
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTIES
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WEB PAGE
WEB SITE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
BUSINESSES
BUYER
BUYERS
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CAPITAL STOCK
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
COMPUTERS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DIGITALIZATION
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
ID
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
LEGAL AUTHORITY
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NETWORKS
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
NOTARY PUBLIC
NOTARY PUBLICS
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PAYROLL
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROMISSORY NOTE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTOCOL
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPAYMENT
RESULTS
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTIES
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WEB PAGE
WEB SITE
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Costa Rica
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 Costa Rica. 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). The data not only highlight the extent of obstacles to doing business; they also help identify the source of those obstacles, supporting policy makers in designing regulatory reform.
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 : Costa Rica
title_short Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica
title_full Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica
title_fullStr Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica
title_sort doing business economy profile 2012 : costa rica
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/271891468032655009/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economy-profile-Costa-Rica-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27210
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spelling okr-10986-272102021-04-23T14:04:41Z Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Costa Rica World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING BANK ACCOUNT BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CAPITAL STOCK CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAW COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS COMPUTERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITORS DEBTOR DEBTS DEED DEEDS DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DERIVATIVE DIGITALIZATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMAIN E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FRAUD GOOD PRACTICE HOLDING ID IMAGES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION SHARING INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LICENSE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NOTARIES NOTARY NOTARY PUBLIC NOTARY PUBLICS ONE-STOP SHOP ORIGINAL ASSETS OVERHEAD PAYROLL PERSONAL ASSETS POSSESSORY SECURITY PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROMISSORY NOTE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTOCOL PUBLIC REGISTRY PURCHASING QUERIES REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPAYMENT RESULTS RETURN SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCHES SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SERVICE PROVIDERS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS STAMP DUTIES STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE LINE TRADE CREDITORS TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USERS VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WEB PAGE 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 Costa Rica. 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). The data not only highlight the extent of obstacles to doing business; they also help identify the source of those obstacles, supporting policy makers in designing regulatory reform. 2017-06-15T19:17:58Z 2017-06-15T19:17:58Z 2012 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/271891468032655009/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economy-profile-Costa-Rica-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27210 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 Latin America & Caribbean Costa Rica