Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, East...

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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:
TAX
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618002/doing-business-2014-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18987
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
APPROVAL SYSTEM
APPROVAL SYSTEMS
AUCTION
BANK LOAN
BANKING SECTOR
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
BUSINESSES
BUYER
BUYERS
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CASHFLOW
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL CODE
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTORS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT PROVIDERS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS DECLARATION
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTORS
DEBTS
DEED
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INTEREST
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DERIVATIVE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
DOMAIN
DUE DILIGENCE
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC DECLARATION
ELECTRONIC FILING
ELECTRONIC FORMS
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC PLATFORM
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EQUIPMENT
EXPERT OPINION
EXPORTERS
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FORECLOSURE
GLOBAL MARKETS
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INCOME TAXES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATIONS
INSTITUTION
INTERNAL PROCESSES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
ISSUANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LEVY
LICENSE
LICENSE FEE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIQUIDATION
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSET
MOVABLE ASSET REGISTRY
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKETS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ONESTOP SHOP
ONLINE FACILITIES
ONLINE PAYMENT
ONLINE REGISTRATION
OVERHEAD
PAYMENT OF TAXES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYROLL
PENSION
PERSONAL ASSETS
PERSONAL DATA
PLEDGES
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PUBLIC SALE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPORTING
RESULT
RESULTS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRACKING SYSTEM
TRADING
TRADING COSTS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS LAW
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
UNSECURED CREDITORS
VALUATION
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WITHHOLDING TAX
WORKING HOURS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
APPROVAL SYSTEM
APPROVAL SYSTEMS
AUCTION
BANK LOAN
BANKING SECTOR
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
BUSINESSES
BUYER
BUYERS
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CASHFLOW
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL CODE
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTORS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT PROVIDERS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS DECLARATION
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTORS
DEBTS
DEED
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INTEREST
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DERIVATIVE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
DOMAIN
DUE DILIGENCE
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC DECLARATION
ELECTRONIC FILING
ELECTRONIC FORMS
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC PLATFORM
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
EQUIPMENT
EXPERT OPINION
EXPORTERS
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FORECLOSURE
GLOBAL MARKETS
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INCOME TAXES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATIONS
INSTITUTION
INTERNAL PROCESSES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
ISSUANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LEVY
LICENSE
LICENSE FEE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIQUIDATION
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSET
MOVABLE ASSET REGISTRY
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKETS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ONESTOP SHOP
ONLINE FACILITIES
ONLINE PAYMENT
ONLINE REGISTRATION
OVERHEAD
PAYMENT OF TAXES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYROLL
PENSION
PERSONAL ASSETS
PERSONAL DATA
PLEDGES
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PUBLIC SALE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPORTING
RESULT
RESULTS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRACKING SYSTEM
TRADING
TRADING COSTS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS LAW
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
UNSECURED CREDITORS
VALUATION
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WITHHOLDING TAX
WORKING HOURS
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America
description This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, South Asi, 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 : Latin America
title_short Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America
title_full Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America
title_fullStr Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America
title_sort doing business 2014 regional profile : latin america
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618002/doing-business-2014-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18987
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spelling okr-10986-189872021-04-23T14:03:50Z Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : Latin America World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE APPROVAL SYSTEM APPROVAL SYSTEMS AUCTION BANK LOAN BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CASHFLOW CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTORS CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATION DEBT DEBTOR DEBTORS DEBTS DEED DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INTEREST DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN DUE DILIGENCE E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DECLARATION ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC FORMS ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC PLATFORM ELECTRONIC SERVICES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES EQUIPMENT EXPERT OPINION EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FORECLOSURE GLOBAL MARKETS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INFORMATION SYSTEM INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTION INTERNAL PROCESSES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSET MOVABLE ASSET REGISTRY MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGY NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONESTOP SHOP ONLINE FACILITIES ONLINE PAYMENT ONLINE REGISTRATION OVERHEAD PAYMENT OF TAXES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL PENSION PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL DATA PLEDGES PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PUBLIC SALE PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING QUERIES REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRACKING SYSTEM TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS LAW TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNSECURED CREDITORS VALUATION VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WITHHOLDING TAX WORKING HOURS This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Latin America. It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: Caribbean States, East Asia and the Pacific, European Union, South Asi, 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. 2014-07-22T19:37:34Z 2014-07-22T19:37:34Z 2013-10-29 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19618002/doing-business-2014-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18987 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 Latin America