Doing Business 2014 Regional Profile : European Union

This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in European Union (EU). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: East Asia and the...

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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 POINT ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AMOUNT OF CREDIT APPROVAL PROCESS BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BORROWER BORROWING BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS RECORDS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESSES BUYER BUYERS CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CC CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL LAWS COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CORPORATE TAX RATES CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT REGISTRIES CREDIT REGISTRY CREDIT REPORTS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITOR CLAIMS CREDITORS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEBT DEED DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITALIZATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION OF CREDIT DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN E-MAIL E-PAYMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM ELECTRONIC PLATFORM ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION EMPLOYER EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EXPORTERS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LIABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRST CREDIT FIXED ASSETS GLOBAL MARKETS GOOD CREDIT IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION ON BORROWERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSPECTION INSPECTION SYSTEM INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESS NEW COMPANY NEW MARKETS NOTARIES NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ONLINE DATABASE ONLINE FACILITY ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLINE SERVICES PAPER CERTIFICATE PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PC PERSONAL ASSETS PLEDGES PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC CREDIT PUBLIC REGISTRY QUERIES REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REGISTRIES REDUCTION OF TIME REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRY OFFICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESERVE RESULT RESULTS RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SALES AGREEMENT SAVINGS SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY AGREEMENT SECURITY CODE SECURITY INTERESTS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL SECURITY STAMP DUTY STAMP DUTY RATE START-UP START-UP CAPITAL STOCK EXCHANGE SUBSIDIZATION TAX TAX BURDEN TAX LEGISLATION TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RETURN TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRADING TRADING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNION VARIABLE RATE VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19617648/doing-business-2014-european-union-eu http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18988

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Summary:	This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in European Union (EU). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions: East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, 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 : European Union

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