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:
ID
TAX
WEB
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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
North Africa
Middle East
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_facet World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_sort World Bank
title Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
title_short Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
title_full Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
title_fullStr Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa
title_sort doing business 2014 regional profile : middle east and north africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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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spelling okr-10986-189852021-04-23T14:03:50Z Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Middle East and North Africa World Bank International Finance Corporation 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 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. 2014-07-22T19:32:16Z 2014-07-22T19:32:16Z 2013-10-29 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618008/doing-business-2014-middle-east-north-africa-mena http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18985 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 Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East