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Details – Starting a business in Country – Procedures, time and cost

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Figure – Starting a business in Country – Procedures, time and cost

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website (http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/methodology). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

Figure – Starting a business in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Dealing with construction permits in Country – Procedures, time and cost

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Details – Dealing with construction permits in Country – Measure of quality

Figure – Dealing with construction permits in Country – Procedures, time and cost

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website (http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/methodology). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

Figure – Dealing with construction permits in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Getting electricity in Country – Procedures, time and cost

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Details – Getting electricity in Country – Measure of quality

Note: If new commercial connections to the electricity grid were not issued in a given year, or if electricity is not provided during that period, the economy receives a “no practice” mark on the procedures, time and cost indicators. A “no practice” economy receives a score of 0 on the reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index regardless of the regulatory practices that are applicable to the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs.

Figure – Getting electricity in Country – Procedures, time and cost

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website (http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/methodology). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

Figure – Getting electricity in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Registering property in Country – Procedures, time and cost

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Details – Registering property in Country – Measure of quality

Figure – Registering property in Country – Procedures, time and cost

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website (http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/methodology). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

Figure – Registering property in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Credit information in Country

Details – Legal rights in Country

Figure – Getting credit in Country – Score (0-100)

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Details – Protecting Minority Investors in Country – Measure of quality

Note: To score on the extent of shareholder rights, extent of ownership and control, and extent of corporate transparency indexes, economies must have or be part of an active stock exchange with at least 10 equity issuers offering their shares to the public. For economies that are part of a regional stock exchange, the protecting minority investors indicator set counts the total number of equity issuers listed on the regional stock exchange. State-owned enterprises and companies that issue only nonequity securities (for example, bonds) or shares without voting rights (for example, preferred shares without voting rights) are not counted.

Figure – Protecting Minority Investors in Country – Score (0-100)

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Details – Paying taxes in Country

Details – Paying taxes in Country - Tax by type

Details – Paying taxes in Country – Measure of quality

Note: If an economy does not levy any taxes, the set of indicators in Paying Taxes are recorded as “no practice’.

Figure – Paying taxes in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Trading across borders in Country – Components of border compliance

Details – Trading across borders in Country – Trade documents

Details – Trading across borders in Country – Domestic transport

Figure – Trading across borders in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Enforcing contracts in Country

Details – Enforcing contracts in Country – Measure of quality

Figure – Enforcing contracts in Country – Scores (0-100)

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Details – Resolving insolvency in Country

Details – Resolving insolvency in Country – Measure of quality

Note: Even if the economy’s legal framework includes provisions related to insolvency proceedings (liquidation or reorganization), the economy receives 0 points for the strength of insolvency framework index, if time, cost and outcome indicators are recorded as “no practice.”

Figure – Resolving insolvency in Country – Scores (0-100)