Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana

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

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20346299/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-guyana
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACQUISITION
ADVERTISEMENT
AUCTION
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITS
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCIES
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
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
CERTIFICATES
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
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
CUSTOMS
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DELIVERY TIME
DEPOSIT
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC FILING
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
EQUITY CAPITAL
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATIONS
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
ISSUANCE
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
NATURAL RESOURCES
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PURCHASING
QUERIES
QUERY
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY PRACTICE
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPORTING
RESERVE
RESULTS
RETURN
RETURNS
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
VALUATION
VALUE OF ASSET
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACQUISITION
ADVERTISEMENT
AUCTION
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITS
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCIES
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
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
CERTIFICATES
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL LAWS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
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
CUSTOMS
DEBT
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEEDS
DEFAULTS
DELIVERY TIME
DEPOSIT
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC FILING
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
EQUITY CAPITAL
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
IMAGES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATIONS
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTOR PROTECTION
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
ISSUANCE
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
NATURAL RESOURCES
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW MARKETS
NOTARIES
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SHOP
ORIGINAL ASSETS
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
POSSESSORY SECURITY
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PURCHASING
QUERIES
QUERY
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY PRACTICE
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPORTING
RESERVE
RESULTS
RETURN
RETURNS
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SEARCHES
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
VALUATION
VALUE OF ASSET
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSES
World Bank Group
Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Guyana
description This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Guyana. 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 Guyana ranks 123. 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 : Guyana
title_short Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana
title_full Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana
title_fullStr Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana
title_sort doing business economy profile 2015 : guyana
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20346299/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-guyana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21242
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spelling okr-10986-212422021-04-23T14:03:57Z Doing Business Economy Profile 2015 : Guyana World Bank Group ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACQUISITION ADVERTISEMENT AUCTION AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT REPORTS AUDITS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCIES 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 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE CERTIFICATES CHECKS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAW COLLATERAL LAWS COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS 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 CUSTOMS DEBT DEBTOR DEBTS DEED DEEDS DEFAULTS DELIVERY TIME DEPOSIT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMAIN E-MAIL ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC FILING ENTERPRISE SURVEY EQUITY CAPITAL FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FRAUD GOOD PRACTICE IMAGES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION SHARING INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTOR PROTECTION INVESTOR PROTECTIONS ISSUANCE 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 NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NEW MARKETS NOTARIES NOTARY ONE-STOP SHOP ORIGINAL ASSETS OVERHEAD PERSONAL ASSETS POSSESSORY SECURITY PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASING QUERIES QUERY REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY PRACTICE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPORTING RESERVE RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SEARCHES SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SECURITY INTERESTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USERS VALUATION VALUE OF ASSET VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Guyana. 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 Guyana ranks 123. 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). 2015-01-13T18:17:30Z 2015-01-13T18:17:30Z 2014-10-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20346299/doing-business-2015-going-beyond-efficiency-guyana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21242 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Guyana