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Subnational and regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across locations in a single country or region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. Learn more...
Latest Reports
- Doing Business in Colombia 2010: A new report finds that doing business is easiest in Manizales, Ibagué and Pereira among 21 Colombian cities surveyed. It also finds widespread reforms across Colombia over the past two years -- each of the 13 cities previously benchmarked showed improvements in at least one of the areas measured. The report notes that a hypothetical Colombian city that adopted all the best practices identified in this report would rank 17th of 183 countries globally, 20 places ahead of Colombia’s position in the global Doing Business 2010 report. Download this report on business regulations across Colombian cities.
Doing Business in Indonesia 2010: The report compares business regulations across 14 Indonesian cities, focusing on local and national regulations that affect 3 stages in the life of a small to midsize domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and registering property. Indonesia’s first subnational report goes beyond Jakarta to compare cities within Indonesia and identify opportunities for collaboration between national and local governments to cut red tape and reduce the cost of doing business. Download this report on business regulations across Indonesian cities.
Doing Business in Kenya: The first subnational report on Kenya compares business regulation across 11 Kenyan localities in four areas: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property and enforcing contracts. The report suggests that localities in Kenya can learn from each other and adopt good practices within the country. If a hypothetical city, "Kenyana", were to adopt the best practices, it would rank 78th among the 183 economies measured in the global Doing Business report, 17 places better than Kenya’s current global rank. Download this report on business regulations across Kenyan cities.
Doing Business in India: A new report finds it is now easier to start and operate a business in India compared to three years ago. Doing Business in India 2009 shows how government regulations and practices enhance or restrain business activity in 17 cities including some of India’s largest. The report records significant reforms at the national, state and municipal levels of government. Download this report on business regulations across Indian cities.
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