Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Southern African Development Community

Doing Business 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 lif...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	TARIFFS DEPOSIT BORROWER LIABILITY EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING CHECKS WAREHOUSE TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM LIQUIDATION OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS MOVABLE ASSETS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STOCK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM DEBTORS INTEREST COLLATERAL LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE CREDIT EXCHANGE NOTARY DEBTOR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS EXPORTERS BANK DEPOSIT MORTGAGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS LOAN MINORITY INVESTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENT JUDICIAL PROCESSES TAX RULES BORROWERS TAX PRIVATE PROPERTY INCOME TAX RESERVE BANKRUPTCY CENTRAL BANKS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDITORS INTERNATIONAL BANK PENSION CREDITOR INSTRUMENTS LENDER DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRAL BANK LIENS LABOR MARKET MORTGAGES MOVABLE PROPERTY CURRENCY ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL GAINS CREDIT BUREAUS CORPORATE TAX RATES DEBTS CONTRACTS STAMP DUTY LOCAL BUSINESS TRADING OPTIONS LENDING DECISIONS MONETARY FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS DEBT RETURN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS SETTLEMENT SALES AGREEMENT LENDERS CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS COMPANY LAW REGISTRATION FEES LOANS RESERVES PUBLIC SALE COMPLIANCE – COST LEGAL FRAMEWORK FINANCE BROKER TAXES BROKERS TRANSACTIONS CADASTRE NOTARIES BANKRUPTCY LAWS TRANSACTION NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTORS SECURITIES REGULATIONS ORIGINAL ASSET GOOD TAX RATE TRANSPARENCY PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU COMPLIANCE COSTS TURNOVER MINORITY INVESTOR FUTURE FORECLOSURE PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU RETURNS LEGAL INSTRUMENTS PERSONAL ASSETS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT CREDIT SOURCE COMPANY LAWS CREDIT INFORMATION PROPERTY ISSUANCE TAX RATES SECURITY INTERESTS MARKET LOCAL CURRENCY STAMP DUTIES MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS CREDIT BUREAU COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS SECURITIES LEVY CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM SHAREHOLDERS INSURANCE INTERESTS BANK LOAN GOODS INVESTOR INVESTOR PROTECTIONS SECURITY STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENT REGULATORY PRACTICE CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMERCIAL BANKS SHARE INVESTOR PROTECTION JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IMMOVABLE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM COLLATERAL TARIFF CAPITAL REQUIREMENT REVENUE PROFIT WAREHOUSES INVESTMENTS LENDING CHECK SHAREHOLDER PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION PENSION FUND EXCHANGE RATE BAILIFFS PROFITS LIMITED LIABILITY CREDIT HISTORY GUARANTEE LEGAL RIGHTS TAX OBLIGATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25945221/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-southern-african-development-community-sadc http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23850

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Summary:	Doing Business 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 minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. Doing Business 2016 presents the data for the labor market regulation indicators in an annex. The report does not present rankings of economies on labor market regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business. This regional profile presents the Doing Business indicators for economies in Southern African Development Community (SADC). 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 (EAP), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2014).

Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Southern African Development Community

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