Doing business 2011 world bank documents world bank group. The world bank elibrary is undergoing maintenance in order to update our network infrastructure. Making a difference for entrepreneurs, the eighth in a series of annual reports published by ifc and the world bank kazakhstan improved conditions for starting a business, obtaining construction permits, protecting investors, and trading. Doing business in a more transparent world, doing business 2011. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights. Doing business in juba 2011 is part of the international finance corporation ifc sudan investment climate program. World banks ease of doing business index ranking 2010 1. This results in a population density of 12 85 per sq. Myanmar is ranked 165 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest world bank annual ratings.
These included the world development report 2011, which focuses on conflict, security, and development, and responding to global food price volatility and its impact on food security, which examines the bank s responses to food price increases and climate change risks. The world bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this. Explore raw data about the world bank groups finances, including disbursements and management of global funds. The bank s stated purpose is to bridge the economic divide between poor and rich. Improvements in the world banks ease of doing business. Doing businessprovides measures on i power outages, ii electricity tariffs and iii the connection process. Doing business in juba 2011 english the world bank. Making a diff erence for entrepreneurs, doing business 2010. The world bank released its annual doing business report pdf last week which tracks regulatory reforms for conducting business and ranks countries based on their ease of doing business countries are evaluated and ranked by indicators such as starting a business, employing workers, getting credit, paying taxes, etc. Doing business 2020, a world bank group flagship publication, is the 17th in a series of annual studies measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
A showdown is looming at the world bank over whether to discontinue or water down the banks. The doing business report db is an annually published report which was developed by a team led by djankov in 2003. Trade unions, civil society organizations, some governments, and international organizations have long criticized the report for its ideologically driven antiregulation stance. The world bank annual report 2015 world bank 20151002 the annual report is prepared by the executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association idacollectively known as the world bank in accordance with the bylaws of the two institutions.
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, doing business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of. Data relevant to the coronavirus pandemic, drawn from the world banks data catalog and other authoritative sources. The rank of myanmar improved to 165 in 2019 from 171 in 2018. Doing business in south east europe 2011 english abstract. This study is the first to test such a proposition empirically with arellanobond dynamic panel estimators using the official rankings from 2006 to 2009. We use the world banks ease of doing business ranking to capture the costs that firms face when operating in a country. Doing business at the world bank council on foreign. Doing business 2011 is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
Public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public. These included the world development report 2011, which focuses on conflict, security, and development, and responding to global food price volatility and its impact on food security, which examines the banks responses to food price increases and climate change risks. Focus on regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to mediumsize domestic business. As a result, the world bank elibrary may be unavailable during the following times. This paper examines the effect that a countrys business regulatory environment has on the amount of foreign direct investment it attracts. The world bank groups country partnership framework cpf aims to make our countrydriven model more systematic, evidencebased, selective, and focused on the banks twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Trade facilitation and export diversification dennis 2011. The program aims to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers to business, attract new investments in sectors such as agribusiness. Doing business is a flagship product by the world bank and ifc that garners worldwide attention on regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship. This page provides myanmar ease of doing business actual. Data in doing business 2011 are current as of june 1, 2010.
The world bank provides lowinterest loans, interestfree credit, and grants. World bank report finds that more economies implemented business reforms in 2010 2011. This year, in the doing business 2019 report, we document a peak in reform activity worldwide128 economies undertook a record 314 reforms in 201718. The world banks ease of doing business reports have been ranking countries since 2006. The rankings are determined by sorting the aggregate scores formerly called distance to frontier on 10 topics, each consisting of several indicators. More than 60 economies use the doing business indicators to shape reform agendas and monitor improvements on the ground. The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the world s population but this is not the case for the. Making a difference for entrepreneurs, the eighth in a series of annual reports published by ifc and the world bank. Doing business 2015 going beyond efficiency comparing business regulations for domestic firms in 189 economies a world bank group flagship report. Doing business 2009 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business.
Doing business world bank documents world bank group. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience and disruptions you may experience. Enterprise surveys indicators data world bank group. Doing business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Among the world s economies, kazakhstan improved business regulation the most in the past year, according to doing business 2011. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economiesfrom afghanistan to zimbabweand over time. Doing business 2011 is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating the.
Conflict, security and development wdr is a document by the world bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries. The methodology for the employing workers indicators changed for doing business. The ease of doing business index is an index created jointly by simeon djankov and gerhard pohl, two leading economists at the central and eastern europe sector of the world bank group. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It is a flagship product produced in partnership by the world bank group that garners worldwide attention on regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship. Doing business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 economies. Comparing business regulation in 183 economies english. However, do improvements in rankings generate greater foreign direct investment inflows. The academic research for the report was done jointly with professors oliver hart and andrei shleifer. Oct 26, 2012 the world bank has produced its 20 list of the best places in the world to start and run a business, ranking the uk in 7th place, below the us in 3rd and singapore, which retained the number one. Doing business in south east europe 2011 english world bank.
It also uses funds to modernize a countrys financial sector, agriculture, and natural resources management. The world banks chief economist has set off a firestorm over its system of assigning ratings to 190 countries business climates, which are published yearly through its flagship doing business report. This paper shows that improved trade facilitation can help promote export diversification in developing countries. In 2008, quantitative indicators on business regulations were created for 22 cities in 7 economies. Doing business 2011 by world bank group publications issuu. Making a difference for entrepreneurs, the eighth in a series of annual reports published by ifc and the world bank kazakhstan improved conditions for starting a business, obtaining construction permits, protecting investors, and trading across borders. Data on statistical capacity the world banks statistical capacity indicator is a composite score assessing the capacity of a countrys statistical system.
Washington, october 31, 2018 economies in sub saharan africa set a new record for a third consecutive year, carrying out 107 reforms in the past year to improve the ease of doing business for domestic small and medium enterprises, says the world bank groups doing business 2019. Foreign direct investment and the ease of doing business. The world bank groups doing business report is an annual statement of the state of the nuts and bolts of economies around the world. Malaysias ranking in doing business 2011 malaysia compared to global good practice economy as well as selected economies. Among the worlds economies, kazakhstan improved business regulation the most in the past year, according to doing business 2011. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 178 economies, from afghanistan to zimbabwe, and over time.
Women, business and the law wbl is a world bank group project that collects data on gender inequality in the law. The enterprise surveys implemented in european and central asian countries are also known as business environment and enterprise performance surveys beeps and are jointly conducted by the world bank group, the european bank for reconstruction and development ebrd, the european investment bank eib, and the european commission ec. Documents are in pdf format and approximately 200kb in size. Ease of doing business index 1most business friendly regulations from the world bank. The ge indicator was first piloted in 2010, and became part of the ease of doing business. The dataset diagnoses legal barriers limiting womens full economic participation and encourages policymakers to reform discriminatory laws. We find that 10 per cent reductions in the costs of international transport and domestic exporting costs documentation, inland transport, port and customs charges are associated with export diversification gains of 4 and 3 per cent, respectively, in a sample of 118 developing. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1190. The doing business series provides research, data, and analysis on business regulation in 183 economies across 11 areas of the business life cycle. The world bank aims to support malawis efforts toward more diversified, competitive, shockresilient socioeconomic growth. Michael kremer is the gates professor of developing societies, harvard university, and research. The world bank s ease of doing business reports have been ranking countries since 2006. It focuses on improving education, health, and infrastructure. Since its launch in 2003, doing business has inspired more than 3,500 reforms in the 10 areas of business regulation measured by the report.
The world bank financial and private sector development. I a a ni a n ee a ee a 22 ece ed a a a e a a 2 ece ed d ay ee ea aeri a or tae ae a ded e e ad evated ewee 2002 ad 200 ad eaed a more a 0 ecet arenin a aa a ate eaed. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. Prioritizing womens health and nutrition are critical to end stunting and strengthen human capital, says the latest analysis. Ifc and world bank credit agreements contain clauses that refer to the amicable resolution of disputes and promote the use of mediation in all investmentrelated disputes. Comparisons with karachi and the rest of the world are based on the indicators in doing business in 2010.
The doing business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies. Starting a business steps, time, cost, and minimum capital to register a new business. Doing business in a more transparent world world bank. Rankings on doing business topics russian federation 40 26 7 12 25 72 58 99 21 57 starting a business dealing with construction permits getting. The world bank is one of the united nations specialized agencies. World banks ease of doing business index ranking 2010. How business is done and the doing business indicators. Firstly, the doing business rank is highly significant when included in a standard empirical. Clemens and michael kremer michael clemens is a senior fellow, center for global development, washington, dc. Are measured for the most populous city in each country, and the second largest business city in countries with more than 100 million inhabitants. Doing business in south east europe 2011 is the second subnational report of the doing business series in south east europe. Doing business illustrates how reforms in business regulations are being used to analyze economic outcomes for domestic entrepreneurs and for the wider economy.
World bank business rankings obscure poverty and corruption. Higher rankings a low numerical value indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and. The program aims to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers to business, attract new. Nov 02, 2010 this is a finding of doing business 2011. He is also a research fellow of the institute for the study of labor iza in bonn, germany.
It has been elaborated by the world bank group since 2003 every year that is aimed to measure the costs to firms of business regulations in 190 countries. Aggregation results apply only to your customdefined groups and do not reflect official world bank aggregates based on regional and income classification of economies. Making a difference for entrepreneurs, the eighth in a series of annual reports published by ifc and. Ease of doing business index 1most businessfriendly. Singapore is the top ranked economy in the ease of doing business. Doing business 2011 includes results on the ongoing research in the area of getting electricity and illustrates how reforms in business regulations can translate into better outcomes for domestic entrepreneurs and the wider economy. The cpf replaces the country assistance strategy cas. It also focuses on how women in particular are affected by complex business regulations. Trade facilitation and export diversification dennis. The world bank annual report 2011 the world bank isbn 97808288280 the world bank annual report 2011 tive budget. Ease of doing business in myanmar 20142019 data 2020.