Do Business Everywhere

Doing Business in the Philippines:

The report compares business regulations across 21 cities

Doing Business reforms:

G8 ministers urge doing business reforms in Africa, promote FIAS

Doing Business in Nigeria:

Subnational report examines 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory
Doing Business:
Iceland's ambassador to UN talks about "Doing Business in Small Island Developing States"

Report on women entrepreneurs:

How seven African women overcame obstacles to succeed in business

Doing Business in Small Island Developing States:

The report finds that Small Islands are performing well

Research:

Estimating the impact of delays on international trade (final version of paper)

Doing Business in China:

Data from 26 provincial capitals and 4 centrally administered municipalities
Local partner recognized:

Law firm in Sierra Leone recognized for its committment to Doing Business Project

Doing Business workshop:

Leveling the playing field for women

Doing Business methodologies:

Now available in Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian,

an entrepreneur? New research:

Controlling for income, "The Causes of Civil War" finds that institutions play major role Law

library expanded:

More than 460 new laws added; coverage now includes privacy laws

Reform in Tonga:

Electronic case management and mediation system improves court performance

Djankov responds to Arrunada:

A Response to "Is Doing Business Damaging Business?"

New research:

The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship

Reform in Egypt:

Ministry of Investment reduces cost, improves quality of property registration system

Free download:

The entire "Doing Business 2008" report is now available for download!

New research:

"Measuring the Ease of Enterprise" looks at how to use the best indicators

Women entrepreneurs:

New initiative to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen

Reform in Italy:

Learn why it is difficult to reform bankruptcy laws in Italy

Reform in Ghana:

Author discusses establishment of commercial court

Reform in Portugal:

Read about country's "one-stop shop" for creating companies

Reform in Poland:

Minister talks about taking on the Bailiff Monopoly

New topic added:

Doing Business works to include Infrastructure in next year's report

Reform in Egypt:

Minister outlines how country pushed through sweeping trade reforms

Reform in Saudi Arabia:

Saudi regulator discusses the elimination of start-up capital requirements

Research using Doing Business:

List of academic citations of the Doing Business background papers