Tentmaker Reports
Dominica Report
Entrepreneurial Missions Index
30.4
General Information
Population
67,757 (176th most populous country in the world)
| LANGUAGES | |
|---|---|
| English | 82.1% |
| Spanish | 10.7% |
| Other Indo-Euro | 3.8% |
| Asian & Pacific Isl. | 2.7% |
| Other | 0.7% |
Industries
Petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the World Factbook project 4, conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). For more detailed information about Dominica, visit https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dm.html.
Business Information
The World Bank ranks Dominica as 64 out of 183 economies in terms of ease of doing business. The country ranks as 0 (of 183) in terms of ease of starting a business.It requires 0 procedures, takes 0 days, and costs N/A% of income per capita to start a business in Dominica.
In order to start a business in Dominica, one must follow these procedures:
- Search for a company name and reserve the proposed name
- Lawyer verifies affidavit
- Registration with the Commercial Registry
- Apply for taxpayer identification number (register the company for tax)
- Register as employer with social security institute
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the Doing Business project 3, conducted by the World Bank. For more detailed information about starting a business in Dominica, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/.
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Dominica Economic Freedom
The World Economic Forum (WEF) was founded in 1971 by Klaus Martin Schwab at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss both economic and social issues facing the world. The WEF also serves as a think tank, and publishes a wide range of reports focusing on issues of concern and importance to Forum communities. In particular, Strategic Insight Teams focus on producing reports of relevance in the fields of competitiveness, global risks and scenario thinking. The Global Competitiveness Report measures competitiveness of countries and economic competitiveness among a wide range of factors such as corruption, tax rates, work ethic, and many others.Dominica Summary
Dominica Links
2 Free the World
Gwartney, James and Robert Lawson with Herbert Grubel, Jakob de Haan, Jan-Egbert Sturm, and Eelco Zandberg (2009). Economic Freedom of the World: 2009 Annual Report. Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute. Data retrieved from www.freetheworld.com.
