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The following reports are available for download. Hard copies of some of these can be purchased online.

Economy Profiles 
Download reports on each of the 178 economies covered by Doing Business (PDF, 500KB).

Doing Business Reports
Doing Business in 2008 - (more info, PDF, 4.3 MB)
Doing Business in 2007 - How to Reform (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Doing Business in 2006 - Creating Jobs (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Doing Business in 2005 - Removing Obstacles to Growth (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Doing Business in 2004 - Understanding Regulations (PDF, 3.1 MB)

The 2008 Overview is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian,  and Spanish (PDFs).

Regional Reports 
Doing Business in Small Island Developing States 2008 (more info, PDF, 3.2 MB)
Doing Business in East Asia 2008 (PDF, 678 KB)
Doing Business in the Pacific Islands in 2008 (PDF, 675 KB)
Doing Business in Latin America 2008 (PDF, 689 KB)
Doing Business in the Caribbean 2008 (PDF, 708KB)
Doing Business in Central Asia 2008 (PDF, 706KB)
Doing Business in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 2008 (PDF, 707KB)
Doing Business in the South African Development Community 2008 (PDF, 699 KB)
Doing Business in the Economic Community Of West African States 2008 (PDF, 688 KB)
Doing Business in the Economic Community of Central African States 2008 (PDF, 679 KB)
Doing Business in Middle East and North Africa 2008 (PDF, 689 KB)
Doing Business in OECD High-Income 2008 (PDF, 721 KB)
Doing Business in Eastern Europe 2008 (PDF, 686 KB)
Doing Business in South Asia 2008 (PDF, 665 KB)
Doing Business in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States 2007 (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Subnational Reports
New! Doing Business in the Philippines 2008 (PDF 2.3MB)
Doing Business in Nigeria 2008 (PDF 2.0MB)
Doing Business in China 2008 - Part I (PDF, 4.23MB), Part II (PDF, 4.17MB)
Doing Business in Colombia 2008 (PDF 2.2MB)
Doing Business in Egypt 2008 (PDF 2.2MB)
Doing Business in Moroco 2008 (French) (PDF 1.3MB)
Doing Business in Mexico 2007 (PDF 1.2MB)
Doing Business in Brazil 2006 (PDF 1.2MB)
Doing Business in Mexico 2006 (PDF 701KB)

Reformers' Club Case Studies
Download all case studies (PDF, 1215 KB)
Egypt: Adding a million taxpayers, Rita Ramalho
El Salvador: Starting a business (quickly), James Newton, Sylvia Solf and Adriana Vicentini
Georgia: How to cut 909 licenses to 159, Svetlana Bagaudinova, Dana Omran, Umar Shavurov
Georgia: Need land administration reform? Start a revolution, Penelope Fidas and Jim McNicolas
Kenya: Trading, with no aid, Allen Dennis and Laurel Druben
Macedonia: Employing Macedonia's youth, Adam Larson, Kiril Minoski and Janet Morris
Mexico:  Protecting investors from self-dealing, Melissa Johns and Jean Michel Lobet
Nigeria: Repairing a car with the engine running, Sabine Hertveldt
Pakistan: Speeding up trade, Allen Dennis
Panama: Reforming the credit bureau law, Frederic Bustelo
Serbia: Faster, more orderly exit, Justin Yap
Serbia: How to double business entry in 2 years, Tom Jersild and Zoran Skopljak

Special Reports
Doing Business: Women in Africa (PDF, 4.2MB)
Paying Taxes 2008: The Global Picture (more info; PDF, 608 KB) 
Paying Taxes 2007: The Global Picture (more info; PDF, 617 KB) 
Review of the Dutch Administration Burden Reduction Programme (PDF, 168KB)
Trading on Time: Reforms in Developing Countries Can Boost Exports (more info; PDF, 109 KB)