Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa

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
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25945569/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-sub-saharan-africa-ssa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23875
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topic BORROWER
EQUIPMENT
CHECKS
ACCOUNTING
WAREHOUSE
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
VALUATION
INTEREST
DEBTORS
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXPORTERS
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
BANK DEPOSIT
LOAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
JUDICIAL PROCESSES
MINORITY INVESTORS
BORROWERS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
BANKRUPTCY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSTRUMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LIENS
LABOR MARKET
COMMERCIAL CODE
MOVABLE PROPERTY
CURRENCY
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL GAINS
DEBTS
REGISTRATION FEE
MONETARY FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
DEBT
MARKETS
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
SALES AGREEMENT
SETTLEMENT
SECURITY INTEREST
COMPANY LAW
PUBLIC SALE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
BROKERS
NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT
CADASTRE
TRANSACTIONS
NOTARIES
NATIONAL SECURITY
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
GOOD
TRANSPARENCY
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
FUTURE
MINORITY INVESTOR
TURNOVER
FORECLOSURE
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
PERSONAL ASSETS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT INFORMATION
ISSUANCE
TAX RATES
SECURITY INTERESTS
SHARES
LOCAL CURRENCY
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTIES
SECURITIES
INSURANCE
SHAREHOLDERS
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
BANK LOAN
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGULATORY PRACTICE
COMMERCIAL BANKS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
LENDING
SHAREHOLDER
BAILIFFS
LIMITED LIABILITY
CREDIT HISTORY
LEGAL RIGHTS
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
TAX OBLIGATIONS
TARIFFS
DEPOSIT
LIABILITY
LIQUIDATION
MOVABLE ASSETS
STOCK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
COLLATERAL LAWS
EXCHANGE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
NOTARY
BANK ACCOUNT
DEBTOR
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
MORTGAGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
TAX RULES
TAX
INCOME TAX
CENTRAL BANKS
RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
CREDITORS
CREDITOR
PENSION
LENDER
CENTRAL BANK
MORTGAGES
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CORPORATE TAX RATES
CONTRACTS
LOCAL BUSINESS
STAMP DUTY
TRADING
LENDING DECISIONS
OPTIONS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
RETURN
ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
LENDERS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS
REGISTRATION FEES
LOANS
PERSONAL LOANS
RESERVES
COMPLIANCE – COST
FINANCE
BROKER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TAXES
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
INVESTORS
TRANSACTION
COMMERCIAL REGISTRY
FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES
ORIGINAL ASSET
TAX RATE
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
RETURNS
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT
COMPANY LAWS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
PROPERTY
PROPERTIES
CREDIT REPORTING
MARKET
CREDIT BUREAU
LEVY
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTERESTS
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
INVESTOR
GOODS
FIXED ASSETS
SECURITY
INVESTMENT
STOCK EXCHANGE
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SHARE
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
COLLATERAL
REGISTRY SYSTEM
TAX SYSTEM
TARIFF
REVENUE
PROFIT
WAREHOUSES
INVESTMENTS
CHECK
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION
EXCHANGE RATE
PROFITS
GUARANTEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle BORROWER
EQUIPMENT
CHECKS
ACCOUNTING
WAREHOUSE
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
VALUATION
INTEREST
DEBTORS
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXPORTERS
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
BANK DEPOSIT
LOAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
JUDICIAL PROCESSES
MINORITY INVESTORS
BORROWERS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
BANKRUPTCY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSTRUMENTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LIENS
LABOR MARKET
COMMERCIAL CODE
MOVABLE PROPERTY
CURRENCY
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL GAINS
DEBTS
REGISTRATION FEE
MONETARY FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
DEBT
MARKETS
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM
SALES AGREEMENT
SETTLEMENT
SECURITY INTEREST
COMPANY LAW
PUBLIC SALE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
BROKERS
NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT
CADASTRE
TRANSACTIONS
NOTARIES
NATIONAL SECURITY
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
GOOD
TRANSPARENCY
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
FUTURE
MINORITY INVESTOR
TURNOVER
FORECLOSURE
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
PERSONAL ASSETS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT INFORMATION
ISSUANCE
TAX RATES
SECURITY INTERESTS
SHARES
LOCAL CURRENCY
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
STAMP DUTIES
SECURITIES
INSURANCE
SHAREHOLDERS
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
BANK LOAN
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGULATORY PRACTICE
COMMERCIAL BANKS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
LENDING
SHAREHOLDER
BAILIFFS
LIMITED LIABILITY
CREDIT HISTORY
LEGAL RIGHTS
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
TAX OBLIGATIONS
TARIFFS
DEPOSIT
LIABILITY
LIQUIDATION
MOVABLE ASSETS
STOCK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
COLLATERAL LAWS
EXCHANGE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
NOTARY
BANK ACCOUNT
DEBTOR
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
MORTGAGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
TAX RULES
TAX
INCOME TAX
CENTRAL BANKS
RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
CREDITORS
CREDITOR
PENSION
LENDER
CENTRAL BANK
MORTGAGES
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CORPORATE TAX RATES
CONTRACTS
LOCAL BUSINESS
STAMP DUTY
TRADING
LENDING DECISIONS
OPTIONS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
RETURN
ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
LENDERS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS
REGISTRATION FEES
LOANS
PERSONAL LOANS
RESERVES
COMPLIANCE – COST
FINANCE
BROKER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TAXES
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
INVESTORS
TRANSACTION
COMMERCIAL REGISTRY
FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES
ORIGINAL ASSET
TAX RATE
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
RETURNS
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT
COMPANY LAWS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
PROPERTY
PROPERTIES
CREDIT REPORTING
MARKET
CREDIT BUREAU
LEVY
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTERESTS
INVESTOR PROTECTIONS
INVESTOR
GOODS
FIXED ASSETS
SECURITY
INVESTMENT
STOCK EXCHANGE
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SHARE
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
COLLATERAL
REGISTRY SYSTEM
TAX SYSTEM
TARIFF
REVENUE
PROFIT
WAREHOUSES
INVESTMENTS
CHECK
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION
EXCHANGE RATE
PROFITS
GUARANTEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
World Bank Group
Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
description 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions. 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).
format Report
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort doing business regional profile 2016 : sub-saharan africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25945569/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-sub-saharan-africa-ssa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23875
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spelling okr-10986-238752021-05-25T10:54:43Z Doing Business Regional Profile 2016 : Sub-Saharan Africa World Bank Group BORROWER EQUIPMENT CHECKS ACCOUNTING WAREHOUSE TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM OBLIGATIONS OF CREDITORS CONFLICT OF INTEREST VALUATION INTEREST DEBTORS PRIVATE CREDIT EXPORTERS ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM BANK DEPOSIT LOAN FINANCIAL STATEMENT JUDICIAL PROCESSES MINORITY INVESTORS BORROWERS PRIVATE PROPERTY BANKRUPTCY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTRUMENTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION LIENS LABOR MARKET COMMERCIAL CODE MOVABLE PROPERTY CURRENCY CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL GAINS DEBTS REGISTRATION FEE MONETARY FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETS CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM SALES AGREEMENT SETTLEMENT SECURITY INTEREST COMPANY LAW PUBLIC SALE LEGAL FRAMEWORK BROKERS NOTARIZATION REQUIREMENT CADASTRE TRANSACTIONS NOTARIES NATIONAL SECURITY SECURITIES REGULATIONS GOOD TRANSPARENCY MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT FUTURE MINORITY INVESTOR TURNOVER FORECLOSURE PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PERSONAL ASSETS CREDIT SOURCE CREDIT INFORMATION ISSUANCE TAX RATES SECURITY INTERESTS SHARES LOCAL CURRENCY MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS STAMP DUTIES SECURITIES INSURANCE SHAREHOLDERS COLLATERAL AGREEMENT BANK LOAN REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGULATORY PRACTICE COMMERCIAL BANKS INVESTOR PROTECTION JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENT LENDING SHAREHOLDER BAILIFFS LIMITED LIABILITY CREDIT HISTORY LEGAL RIGHTS CORPORATE INSOLVENCY TAX OBLIGATIONS TARIFFS DEPOSIT LIABILITY LIQUIDATION MOVABLE ASSETS STOCK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM COLLATERAL LAWS EXCHANGE PROPERTY RIGHTS NOTARY BANK ACCOUNT DEBTOR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS COLLATERAL REGISTRY MORTGAGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS TAX RULES TAX INCOME TAX CENTRAL BANKS RESERVE INTERNATIONAL BANK CREDITORS CREDITOR PENSION LENDER CENTRAL BANK MORTGAGES ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS CREDIT BUREAUS CORPORATE TAX RATES CONTRACTS LOCAL BUSINESS STAMP DUTY TRADING LENDING DECISIONS OPTIONS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS RETURN ENFORCEMENT PROCESS LENDERS CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAUS REGISTRATION FEES LOANS PERSONAL LOANS RESERVES COMPLIANCE – COST FINANCE BROKER ACCESS TO INFORMATION TAXES BANKRUPTCY LAWS INVESTORS TRANSACTION COMMERCIAL REGISTRY FORECLOSURE PROCEDURES ORIGINAL ASSET TAX RATE PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT COMPLIANCE COSTS CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RETURNS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT COMPANY LAWS SECURITY AGREEMENT PROPERTY PROPERTIES CREDIT REPORTING MARKET CREDIT BUREAU LEVY CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERESTS INVESTOR PROTECTIONS INVESTOR GOODS FIXED ASSETS SECURITY INVESTMENT STOCK EXCHANGE CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SHARE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY COLLATERAL REGISTRY SYSTEM TAX SYSTEM TARIFF REVENUE PROFIT WAREHOUSES INVESTMENTS CHECK PENSION FUND PENSION FUND CONTRIBUTION EXCHANGE RATE PROFITS GUARANTEE REGISTRATION PROCESS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It also shows the regional average, the best performance globally for each indicator and data for the following comparator regions. 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). 2016-03-07T19:43:26Z 2016-03-07T19:43:26Z 2016-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25945569/doing-business-regional-profile-2016-sub-saharan-africa-ssa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23875 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa