= Doing Business reform making it easier to do business.
= Doing Business reform making it more difficult to do business.
DB2012:
Starting a Business:
Indonesia made starting a business easier by introducing a simplified application process allowing an applicant to simultaneously obtain both a general trading license and a business registration certificate.
Getting Electricity:
Indonesia made getting electricity more difficult by increasing connection fees.
DB2011:
Starting a Business:
Indonesia eased business start-up by reducing the cost for company name clearance and reservation and the time required to reserve the name and approve the deed of incorporation.
Paying Taxes:
Indonesia reduced its corporate income tax rate.
Trading Across Borders:
Indonesia reduced the time to export by launching a single-window service.
DB2010:
Starting a Business:
The incorporation and post-incorporation processes was eased for new business registration by introducing online services, eliminating certain licenses, making the registry more efficient, and cutting company deed legalization fees, publication fees, registration fees, and business license fees. As a result, 2 procedures and 16 days were cut and the average company start-up cost was reduced by almost 52 percent of gross national income per capita.
Registering Property:
Property registration also became easier because time limits were introduced for standard procedures at the land registry.
Protecting Investors:
Investor protections were increased by expanding disclosure requirements for related-party transactions.
DB2009:
Starting a Business:
Business start-up was made faster, but the minimum capital requirement almost doubled.
Getting Credit:
Getting credit was made easier by guaranteeing the right of borrowers to inspect their credit data at the Bank of Indonesia, helping to improve the quality and accuracy of the information financial institutions use in assessing the risk profiles of borrowers.