Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies
Doing business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of p...
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ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AFFORDABILITY APPLICATION PROCESSES APPROVAL PROCEDURES APPROVAL PROCESS AUDITING BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS LICENSES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSWOMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP COLLATERAL COLLECTION OF DATA COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL RISK COMPUTERS COPYRIGHT CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT REGISTRY CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEPOSIT DIGITAL SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISCRIMINATION DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES END USERS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRST CREDIT FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSING HUSBAND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCOME TAX INFORMAL ECONOMY INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSE LOANS TO BUSINESSES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANDATES MARKETING MARRIED WOMEN MATERIAL MIDDLE EAST MINIMUM WAGE MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANIES NEW COMPANY NEW ENTRANTS NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AFRICA OBSTACLES TO GROWTH ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE SYSTEMS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYMENT HISTORIES PAYMENT HISTORY PENALTIES PHONE LINE PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROMOTION OF WOMEN PROOF OF IDENTITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY OWNER PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY TRANSFERS PUBLIC CREDIT PUBLIC UTILITIES QUERIES RECEIPTS REDUCTION IN TIME REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS SEARCH SEARCHES SECURITIES SITES SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY START-UP START-UP COST START-UP COSTS STATE PROPERTY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY TARGETS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BURDENS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINES TITLE REGISTRATIONS TRANSACTION TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNION UNIONS VERIFICATION WAGES WAREHOUSE WEB WESTERN EUROPE WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS |
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ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AFFORDABILITY APPLICATION PROCESSES APPROVAL PROCEDURES APPROVAL PROCESS AUDITING BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS LICENSES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSWOMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP COLLATERAL COLLECTION OF DATA COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL RISK COMPUTERS COPYRIGHT CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT REGISTRY CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEPOSIT DIGITAL SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISCRIMINATION DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES END USERS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRST CREDIT FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSING HUSBAND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCOME TAX INFORMAL ECONOMY INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSE LOANS TO BUSINESSES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANDATES MARKETING MARRIED WOMEN MATERIAL MIDDLE EAST MINIMUM WAGE MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANIES NEW COMPANY NEW ENTRANTS NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AFRICA OBSTACLES TO GROWTH ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE SYSTEMS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYMENT HISTORIES PAYMENT HISTORY PENALTIES PHONE LINE PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROMOTION OF WOMEN PROOF OF IDENTITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY OWNER PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY TRANSFERS PUBLIC CREDIT PUBLIC UTILITIES QUERIES RECEIPTS REDUCTION IN TIME REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS SEARCH SEARCHES SECURITIES SITES SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY START-UP START-UP COST START-UP COSTS STATE PROPERTY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY TARGETS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BURDENS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINES TITLE REGISTRATIONS TRANSACTION TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNION UNIONS VERIFICATION WAGES WAREHOUSE WEB WESTERN EUROPE WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS International Finance Corporation World Bank Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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Doing business 2008 is the fifth in a
series of annual reports investigating the regulations that
enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing
business presents quantitative indicators on business
regulations and the protection of property rights that can
be compared across 178 economies, from Afghanistan to
Zimbabwe, and over time. Regulations affecting 10 stages of
a business's life are measured: starting a business,
dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering
property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying
taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and
closing a business. Data in doing business 2008 are current
as of June 1, 2007. The indicators are used to analyze
economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked,
where, and why. The Doing business methodology has
limitations. Other areas important to business-such as a
country's proximity to large markets, the quality of
its infrastructure services, the security of property from
theft and looting, the transparency of government
procurement, macroeconomic conditions or the underlying
strength of institutions-are not studied directly by doing
business. To make the data comparable across countries, the
indicators refer to a specific type of business-generally a
limited liability company operating in the largest business city. |
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International Finance Corporation World Bank |
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Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies |
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doing business 2008 : comparing regulation in 178 economies |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-68692021-04-23T14:02:27Z Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies International Finance Corporation World Bank ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AFFORDABILITY APPLICATION PROCESSES APPROVAL PROCEDURES APPROVAL PROCESS AUDITING BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS LICENSES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSWOMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP COLLATERAL COLLECTION OF DATA COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL RISK COMPUTERS COPYRIGHT CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT REGISTRY CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS DEPOSIT DIGITAL SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISCRIMINATION DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS E-MAIL ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC FILING ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES END USERS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRST CREDIT FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSING HUSBAND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCOME TAX INFORMAL ECONOMY INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSE LOANS TO BUSINESSES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANDATES MARKETING MARRIED WOMEN MATERIAL MIDDLE EAST MINIMUM WAGE MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANIES NEW COMPANY NEW ENTRANTS NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AFRICA OBSTACLES TO GROWTH ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE SYSTEMS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYMENT HISTORIES PAYMENT HISTORY PENALTIES PHONE LINE PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROMOTION OF WOMEN PROOF OF IDENTITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY OWNER PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY TRANSFERS PUBLIC CREDIT PUBLIC UTILITIES QUERIES RECEIPTS REDUCTION IN TIME REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS SEARCH SEARCHES SECURITIES SITES SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY START-UP START-UP COST START-UP COSTS STATE PROPERTY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY TARGETS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BURDENS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINES TITLE REGISTRATIONS TRANSACTION TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNION UNIONS VERIFICATION WAGES WAREHOUSE WEB WESTERN EUROPE WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Doing business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 178 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and over time. Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business. Data in doing business 2008 are current as of June 1, 2007. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The Doing business methodology has limitations. Other areas important to business-such as a country's proximity to large markets, the quality of its infrastructure services, the security of property from theft and looting, the transparency of government procurement, macroeconomic conditions or the underlying strength of institutions-are not studied directly by doing business. To make the data comparable across countries, the indicators refer to a specific type of business-generally a limited liability company operating in the largest business city. 2012-06-01T16:05:46Z 2012-06-01T16:05:46Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9895252/doing-business-2008-comparing-regulation-178-economies 978-0-8213-7231-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6869 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |