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With the exception of Nicaragua, which rose two places, the Doing Business 2011 ranking shows that easiness of doing business in the Central American countries has deteriorated, at least in relation to other countries.
The Doing Business project provides objective measures for business regulations and their application in 183 economies and selected cities at the sub-national level.
Source: International Finance Corporation
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October 2011
Latin America is barely ahead of Africa in quality standards and conditions affecting local businesses.
As a region, Central America, is located in the second half of the list entitled ‘Doing Business 2012’.
Doing Business 2012, a report by the World Bank this year added a new area of analysis, which is the ease of obtaining an electrical connection, along with the traditional items which include: ease of starting a business, management of construction permits, registering property , getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, cross border trade, enforcing contracts, and insolvency resolution.
September 2009
Side by side, country by country: the most problematic factors for doing business in Central America.
We define competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country.
The level of productivity, in turn, sets the sustainable level of prosperity that can be earned by an economy.
September 2008
If you are thinking of starting a business in Latin America, arm yourself with patience.
It takes 20 times longer to open a company in many countries in the region than in the United States, Singapore or New Zealand.
According to a new report by the World Bank's International Finance Corp., several Latin American countries continue to be among the world champions of bureaucracy, while Eastern European, Asian and African countries are moving much faster to reduce government red tape, making it easier for its people to start new businesses.
November 2008
Guide prepared by the professional staff of Deloitte Panamá.
It is designed to provide potencial foreing investors with fundamental information about Panama's enviroment, including factors a foreing investor should consider in deciding whether to acquire an existin Panama company or to start a new operation en the country.
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