DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.

142 Doing Business 2009UKRAINE Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 2,550Ease of doing business (rank) 145 Lower middle income Population (m) 46.4Starting a business (rank) 128 Registering property (rank) 140 Trading across borders (rank) 131Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 10 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 27 Time (days) 93 Time to export (days) 31Cost (% of income per capita) 5.5 Cost (% of property value) 2.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,230Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 174.2 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 36Dealing with construction permits (rank) 179 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,250Procedures (number) 30 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 3Time (days) 471 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 49Cost (% of income per capita) 1,901.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 3.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 354Employing workers (rank) 100 Protecting investors (rank) 142 Cost (% of claim) 41.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 1Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 Closing a business (rank) 143Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 2.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 45 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.7 Cost (% of estate) 42Firing cost (weeks of salary) 13 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 9.1Paying taxes (rank) 180Payments (number per year) 99Time (hours per year) 848Total tax rate (% of profit) 58.4UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 26,210Ease of doing business (rank) 46 High income Population (m) 4.4Starting a business (rank) 113 Registering property (rank) 11 Trading across borders (rank) 14Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 17 Time (days) 6 Time to export (days) 10Cost (% of income per capita) 13.4 Cost (% of property value) 2.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 618Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 311.9 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 68 Time to import (days) 10Dealing with construction permits (rank) 41 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 587Procedures (number) 21 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 125 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 6.5 Enforcing contracts (rank) 145Cost (% of income per capita) 1.5 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 7.7 Procedures (number) 50Time (days) 607Employing workers (rank) 47 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 26.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 141Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 5.1Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 13 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 30Firing cost (weeks of salary) 84 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 10.2Paying taxes (rank) 4Payments (number per year) 14Time (hours per year) 12Total tax rate (% of profit) 14.4UNITED KINGDOM OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 42,740Ease of doing business (rank) 6 High income Population (m) 61.0Starting a business (rank) 8 Registering property (rank) 22 Trading across borders (rank) 28Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 13 Time (days) 21 Time to export (days) 13Cost (% of income per capita) 0.8 Cost (% of property value) 4.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,030Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 2 Time to import (days) 13Dealing with construction permits (rank) 61 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,350Procedures (number) 19 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 144 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 24Cost (% of income per capita) 64.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 404Employing workers (rank) 28 Protecting investors (rank) 9 Cost (% of claim) 23.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 10Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 9Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 1.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 14 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 8.0 Cost (% of estate) 6Firing cost (weeks of salary) 22 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 84.2Paying taxes (rank) 16Payments (number per year) 8Time (hours per year) 105Total tax rate (% of profit) 35.3(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank