Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa

This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for South Africa. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Bu...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ID
TAX
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20357865/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-south-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21158
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
AUCTION
AUDITS
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK GUARANTEE
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
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC FILING
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
ID
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
LABOR MARKET
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LEVY
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOAN AMOUNTS
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTOR
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
ORIGINAL CONTRACT
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION APPLICATION
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY PRACTICE
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RESERVE
RESULTS
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SOLVENCY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WEB SITE
WITHHOLDING TAX
WITHHOLDING TAXES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
AUCTION
AUDITS
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK GUARANTEE
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
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC FILING
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
ID
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
LABOR MARKET
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LEVY
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOAN AMOUNTS
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MINORITY INVESTOR
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
ORIGINAL CONTRACT
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION APPLICATION
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY PRACTICE
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RESERVE
RESULTS
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SOLVENCY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
WEB
WEB SITE
WITHHOLDING TAX
WITHHOLDING TAXES
World Bank Group
Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
geographic_facet Africa
South Africa
description This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for South Africa. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 South Africa ranks 43. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. 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 and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
title_short Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
title_full Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
title_fullStr Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa
title_sort doing business economy profile 2015 : south africa
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20357865/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-south-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21158
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spelling okr-10986-211582021-04-23T14:03:58Z Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : South Africa World Bank Group ACCESS TO SERVICES AUCTION AUDITS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BANK ACCOUNT BANK GUARANTEE 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 CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAW COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DEBTOR DEBTS DEED DEEDS DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMAIN E-MAIL ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC FILING FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD GOOD PRACTICE ID IMAGES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCOME TAX INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS LABOR MARKET LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LEVY LICENSE LICENSES LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOAN AMOUNTS LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MINORITY INVESTOR MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NEW MARKETS NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ORIGINAL ASSETS ORIGINAL CONTRACT OVERHEAD PERSONAL ASSETS POSSESSORY SECURITY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURCHASING QUERIES REGISTRATION APPLICATION REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY PRACTICE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESERVE RESULTS SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SEARCHES SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SECURITY INTERESTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SOLVENCY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX RATE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USERS USES VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WEB SITE WITHHOLDING TAX WITHHOLDING TAXES This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for South Africa. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 South Africa ranks 43. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. 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 and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013). 2015-01-07T22:54:52Z 2015-01-07T22:54:52Z 2014-10-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20357865/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-south-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21158 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa South Africa