Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria
This case study focuses on the attempts of the government of Bulgaria (GoB) to promote and implement reform of the business registration system to better suit the new economic framework that emerged in the country following the collapse of communis...
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS ACTION PLAN ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION OF BUSINESS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DECISION BUSINESS DECISION MAKING BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES CAPACITY BUILDING CEO CEOS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHARTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CORPORATION CORPORATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ESTATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN TRADE GLOBAL STANDARDS GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES HARD COPY HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS INCORPORATED INCORPORATION INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL ISSUES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MARKET ECONOMY MEMBER STATE MENU MODERN BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE BUSINESS ONLINE REGISTRATION OPERATING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONS PHONE POSTAL SERVICES PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS REGISTERED COMPANIES REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS SALES SECURITY CODE SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS SHAREHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STANDARDIZATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION UNION WEB WEB SITE |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS ACTION PLAN ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION OF BUSINESS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DECISION BUSINESS DECISION MAKING BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES CAPACITY BUILDING CEO CEOS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHARTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CORPORATION CORPORATIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ESTATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN TRADE GLOBAL STANDARDS GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES HARD COPY HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS INCORPORATED INCORPORATION INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL ISSUES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MARKET ECONOMY MEMBER STATE MENU MODERN BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE BUSINESS ONLINE REGISTRATION OPERATING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONS PHONE POSTAL SERVICES PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS REGISTERED COMPANIES REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS SALES SECURITY CODE SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS SHAREHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STANDARDIZATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION UNION WEB WEB SITE Cristow, Dobromir Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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This case study focuses on the attempts
of the government of Bulgaria (GoB) to promote and implement
reform of the business registration system to better suit
the new economic framework that emerged in the country
following the collapse of communist rule. The uniqueness of
the Bulgarian case is that there were two distinct stages of
business registration reforms, which marked two separate
periods in the sociopolitical development of Bulgaria: the
transformation from planned to market economy and the
accession of the country to the European Union (EU). This
collection of case studies describes experiences and draws
lessons from varied business registration reform programs in
economies in vastly different stages of development:
Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland, Madagascar, and Malaysia. The
case studies were written based on a desk study of reforms
in each country discussed. Then, more detailed information
was gathered by field-based researchers. In some cases,
detail on the business registration process that was in
place prior to implementation of reforms was unavailable. As
such, data on the number of businesses registered and the
time required to completed registration before and after the
reforms cannot be compared and contrasted. The partial
success of the reform during the first year was a
consequence of problems in four areas: lack of legislative
will, insufficient financial support, inappropriate
organizational structure of the new business registration
agency, and weak human resource management. All of these
problems delayed progress and had negative effects on the
registration agency and the business community. |
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Cristow, Dobromir |
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Cristow, Dobromir |
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Cristow, Dobromir |
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Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria |
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business registration reform case studies : bulgaria |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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okr-10986-280692021-04-23T14:04:46Z Business Registration Reform Case Studies : Bulgaria Cristow, Dobromir ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS ACTION PLAN ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION OF BUSINESS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DECISION BUSINESS DECISION MAKING BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES CAPACITY BUILDING CEO CEOS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHARTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CORPORATION CORPORATIONS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ESTATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN TRADE GLOBAL STANDARDS GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES HARD COPY HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS INCORPORATED INCORPORATION INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL ISSUES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MARKET ECONOMY MEMBER STATE MENU MODERN BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE BUSINESS ONLINE REGISTRATION OPERATING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONS PHONE POSTAL SERVICES PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS REGISTERED COMPANIES REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS SALES SECURITY CODE SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS SHAREHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STANDARDIZATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION UNION WEB WEB SITE This case study focuses on the attempts of the government of Bulgaria (GoB) to promote and implement reform of the business registration system to better suit the new economic framework that emerged in the country following the collapse of communist rule. The uniqueness of the Bulgarian case is that there were two distinct stages of business registration reforms, which marked two separate periods in the sociopolitical development of Bulgaria: the transformation from planned to market economy and the accession of the country to the European Union (EU). This collection of case studies describes experiences and draws lessons from varied business registration reform programs in economies in vastly different stages of development: Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland, Madagascar, and Malaysia. The case studies were written based on a desk study of reforms in each country discussed. Then, more detailed information was gathered by field-based researchers. In some cases, detail on the business registration process that was in place prior to implementation of reforms was unavailable. As such, data on the number of businesses registered and the time required to completed registration before and after the reforms cannot be compared and contrasted. The partial success of the reform during the first year was a consequence of problems in four areas: lack of legislative will, insufficient financial support, inappropriate organizational structure of the new business registration agency, and weak human resource management. All of these problems delayed progress and had negative effects on the registration agency and the business community. 2017-08-29T16:08:31Z 2017-08-29T16:08:31Z 2009-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/728771468333265765/Bulgaria-Business-registration-reform-case-studies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28069 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria |