Doing Business - Measuring Business Regulations - Report from the World Bank

The Easy of Doing Business Rank shows that the easiest countries to do business in is:

• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Denmark

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1–190. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. The rankings are determined by sorting the aggregate distance to frontier scores on 10 topics, each consisting of several indicators, giving equal weight to each topic.
When it comes to starting a business the rank changes a bit:

• New Zealand
• Canada
• Hong Kong SAR, China

See the full list by following this link

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New 2017 Doing Business Report Shows a Record Number of Reforms Worldwide - check the interview with Rita Ramalho, Manager Doing Business World Bank Group.
​Notice also the difference in gender perspective mentioned in the video by Rita Ramalho.

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Go to the Ranking List

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