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

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

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

DB 2020 Starting a Business Score

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

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

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

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

DB 2020 Dealing with Construction Permits Score

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

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Details – Getting electricity in Qatar – 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 Qatar – 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 Qatar – Scores (0-100)

DB 2020 Getting Electricity Score

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

Applies to women only.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

Details – Registering property in Qatar – Measure of quality

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

DB 2020 Registering Property Score

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Details – Credit information in Qatar

Details – Legal rights in Qatar

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

DB 2020 Getting Credit Score

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Details – Protecting Minority Investors in Qatar – 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 Qatar – Score (0-100)

DB 2020 Protecting Minority Investors Score

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Details – Paying taxes in Qatar

Details – Paying taxes in Qatar - Tax by type

Details – Paying taxes in Qatar – 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 Qatar – Scores (0-100)

DB 2020 Paying Taxes Score

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

Details – Trading across borders in Qatar – Trade documents

Details – Trading across borders in Qatar – Domestic transport

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

DB 2020 Trading Across Borders Score

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Details – Enforcing contracts in Qatar

Details – Enforcing contracts in Qatar – Measure of quality

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

DB 2020 Enforcing Contracts Score

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Details – Resolving insolvency in Qatar

Details – Resolving insolvency in Qatar – 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 Qatar – Scores (0-100)

DB 2020 Resolving Insolvency Score