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9 pages, 668K
October 2016

Doing Business 2017 - Comparing Business Regulation for Domestic Firms in 190 Economies

Doing Business measures aspects of regulation affecting 11 areas of the life of a business. Ten of these areas are included in this year’s ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading acro

Source: The World Bank

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