Doing Business methodology updates
The World Bank Group’s Doing Businessproject provides objective measures of business regulations and their implementation across economies worldwide and selected cities at the subnational and regional...
View ArticleDo fewer document requirements lead to faster export and import clearances?
At the outset, the relationship is rather straightforward: The more the number of documents needed to export or import, the longer the time it will take to clear the required procedures to trade. The...
View ArticleHow did starting a business become easier than ever?
With more jobs and competitiveness in mind, many economies worldwide have simplified their business start-up rules and regulations over recent years. Since the first Doing Business report was launched...
View ArticleWrong criticisms of Doing Business
Also available in: العربية | Español | Français | 中文 While I welcome criticism and comments on the Doing Business (DB) report—or any other data and research product of the World Bank, for that...
View ArticleWTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and Doing Business reforms: Are they...
Small differences in the time and cost to trade can determine whether or not a country participates in global value chains. In this respect, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation...
View ArticlePrivate versus public electricity distribution utilities: Are outcomes...
Does the ownership structure of electricity distribution utilities matter? Distribution utilities are usually private or government-owned.
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