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

Acknowledgments 163Heidi HoelgaardExperian Northern EuropeJens Steen JensenKromann Reumert, memberof Lex MundiJeppe JørgensenBech-Bruun Law FirmAnn KellPricewaterhouseCoopersAage KroghMagnussonChristine LarsenSusanne Schjølin LarsenKromann Reumert, memberof Lex MundiLars LindencroneBech-Bruun Law FirmAndreas NielsenJonas BruunTim NielsenKromann Reumert, memberog Lex MundiBetri Pihl SchultzePricewaterhouseCoopersSoren PlomgaardJonas BruunLouise Krarup SimonsenKromann Reumert, memberof Lex MundiNiels Bang SørensenGorrissen FederspielKierkegaardJesper Trommer VolfAccuraAdvokataktieselskabKnud Villemoes HansenNational Survey andCadastre - Denmark/Kort& MatrikelstyrelsenAnders WorsøeMagnussonDjiboutiRahma Abdi AbdillahiBanque CentraleWabat DaoudAvocat à la CourBruno DétroyatIbrahim Hamadou HassanIbrahim Mohamed OmarCabinet CECAOubah Mohamed OmarSociété Maritime L. Savon& RiesAicha YoussoufCabinet CECADominicaEddie BeaupierreElement AgenciesAlix Boyd-KnightsKathy BuffongAttorney General’sChambersGerald D. BurtonGerald D. Burton’sChambersDevelopment and PlanningDivisionGina DyerDyer & DyerMarvlyn EstradoKPB CharteredAccountantsKerry GeorgeC I S Enterprises Ltd.F. Adler HamletRealco Company LimitedFoued IssaIssa Trading Ltd.Alick C. LawrenceLawrence Alick C.ChambersSeverin McKenzieMcKenzie Architectural &Construction Services Inc.Richard PeterkinPricewaterhouseCoopersJoan K.R. PrevostPrevost & RobertsJ. Gildon RichardsJ. Gildon RichardsChambersMark RiddleDOMLECEugene G. RoyerEugene G. Royer CharteredArchitectLinda SingletaryC I S Enterprises Ltd.Jason TimothyDOMLECOssie WalshSupreme Court/ RegistryReginald WinstonSupreme Court/ RegistryDominicanRepublicCarla AlsinaBiaggi & MessinaHilda Patricia PolancoMoralesSánchez Raful Sicard &PolancoMario ArizaHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezCaroline BonoPricewaterhouseCoopersAna Isabel CaceresTroncoso y CaceresJuan Manuel CaceresTroncoso y CaceresGiselle CastilloSuperintendencia deBancosLeandro CorralEstrella & TupeteJosé Cruz CampilloJiménez Cruz PeñaSarah de LeónHeadrick, Rizik, Alvarez &FernandezRosa DíazJiménez Cruz PeñaRafael Dickson MoralesMG&A Medina Garnes &Asociados AbogadosEdward FernandezBiaggi & MessinaAlejandro Fernández deCastroPricewaterhouseCoopersMary Fernández RodríguezHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezGloria GassoHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezPablo Gonzalez TapiaBiaggi & MessinaFabio Guzmán-ArizaGuzmán ArizaMónika InfanteSaxum LegalPhilippe LescurasPanalpinaXavier Marra MartínezDhimes & MarraFernando MarranziniHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezCarlos MartePanalpinaPatricia Media CosteHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezFabiola MedinaMG&A Medina Garnes &Asociados AbogadosRamón OrtegaPricewaterhouseCoopersAndrea PaniaguaPricewaterhouseCoopersValeria Pérez ModenaJiménez Cruz PeñaCarolina PichardoBiaggi & MessinaEdward PiñaBiaggi & MessinaRafael PiñaHeadrick Rizik Alvarez &FernándezJulio PinedoPricewaterhouseCoopersSabrina Angulo PucheuSánchez Raful Sicard &PolancoMaria PortesCastillo y CastilloSóstenes Rodriguez SeguraRussin, Vecchi and HerediaBonettiWilferdo SeniorConsultantMaricell Silvestre RodriguezJiménez Cruz PeñaJuan TejadaPricewaterhouseCoopersVilma Veras TerreroJiménez Cruz PeñaTransUnionGuiraldis Velásquez RamosDhimes & MarraVilma Verras TerreroJiménez Cuz PeñaPatricia VillarPanalpinaEcuadorPablo AguirrePricewaterhouseCoopersChristof BaerPricewaterhouseCoopersHernán Batallas-GómezFalconi Puig AbogadosXavier Bravo RualesSuperintendencia deBancos y SegurosDiego Cabezas-KlaereOrtega Moreira & OrtegaTrujilloSilvana Coka G.Geotransport S.A.Fernando CoralPanalpinaLucía Cordero LedergerberFalconi Puig AbogadosFernando Del Pozo ContrerasGallegos, Valarezo &NeiraGonzalo Diez P.Gonzalo DiezMiguel Falconi-PuigFalconi Puig AbogadosJorge Eduardo FernándezPerdomoAcredita Buró deinformación crediticia S.AJuan Carlos Gallegos HappleGallegos, Valarezo &NieraLeopoldo González R.Paz HorowitzFrancisco Grijalva M.Ius & LawIván A. IntriagoIus & LawMaggio Irigoyen V.APIVanessa Izquierdo D.Bustamante & BustamanteAlvaro JarrínSuperintendencia deBancos y SegurosJuan Manuel MarchánPérez, Bustamante y Ponce,member of Lex MundiChristian MoralesPanalpinaFrancisco Javier NaranjoGrijalvaPaz HorowitzPriscilla OrtegaArízaga & Co. AbogadosPablo Padilla MuirraguiEcuador Cargo SystemJorge Paz DuriniPaz HorowitzBruno Pineda-CorderoPérez, Bustamante y Ponce,member of Lex MundiXavier Amador PinoEstudio Juridico AmadorDaniel Pino ArrobaCoronel y PérezJorge Pizarro PáezBustamante & BustamantePatricia Ponce ArtetaBustamante & BustamanteSandra ReedPérez, Bustamante y Ponce,member of Lex MundiGustavo RomeroRomero Arteta PonceMyriam Dolores RosalesGarcésSuperintendencia deBancos y SegurosVeronica Sofia Ruales DíazBustamante & BustamanteMontserrate SánchezCoronel y PérezPablo F. Sarzosa J.API EcuadorSuperintendencia deCompañiasCésar Vélez CalderónCovelcalEgyptAbdel Aal AlyAfifi World TransportNaguib AbadirNacita CorporationWalid AbbasAdvanced GroupGirgis Abd El-ShahidSarwat A. Shahid Law FirmSara Abdel GabbarTrowers & HamlinsAhmed Abdel WarithAAW Consulting EngineersRamez Mounir Abdel-NourKarim Adel Law OfficeMohamed Abo -ShadyModern Agricultural Est.Ahmed Abou AliHassouna & Abou AliGamal Abou AliHassouna & Abou AliNermine AbulataMinistry of Trade &IndustryGhada AdelPricewaterhouseCoopersHazem AhmedHassouna & Abou AliMahmoud Ahmed BassiemAshraf El Al ArabiMinistry of FinanceAbd El Wahab Aly IbrahimAbd El Wahab SonsTim ArmsbyTrowers & HamlinsAmr Mohamed MahmoudAttaKarim Adel Law OfficeAdel AwadallaS.S.I.B.Ziad Bahaa El DianGeneral Authority forInvestment and Free ZonesLouis BisharaBTMIbrahim Hassan DakrKarim Adel Law Office(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank