Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: L...

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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 SERVICES ACCOUNTING ARREARS AUTOMATION BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CENTRAL BANK CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLLATERAL COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAWS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL LAWS COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE TAX RATE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDIT WORTHINESS CREDITORS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEBT DEED DEEDS DEFAULTS DELIVERY TIMES DEPOSIT DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN E-MAIL E-SERVICE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPERT OPINION EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GLOBAL MARKETS HARD COPIES HUMAN RESOURCES ID IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORM LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LETTER OF CREDIT LETTERS OF CREDIT LEVY LICENSE LICENSES LIEN LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOAN AMOUNTS LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGY NONPERFORMING LOANS NOTARY NOTARY PUBLIC ONE-STOP SHOP OVERHEAD PAYMENT INFORMATION PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL DATA PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC SALE PURCHASING QUERIES REAL ESTATE REGISTRY REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESERVE RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS STOCK EXCHANGE SUPERVISION TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REGIME TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRADE FINANCE TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WEB PORTAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618008/doing-business-2014-middle-east-north-africa-mena http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18985

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Summary:	This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Latin America, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, and OECD High Income. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2013, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January to December 2012. Regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across countries in a single region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. The report 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. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. The data set covers 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in East Asia and the Pacific, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 20 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 31 OECD high-income economies. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why.

Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa

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