Press Releases

Doing Business in the East African Community 2012

IFC and World Bank report finds improved business regulations for East African SMEs 
Also available in French

Doing Business in Indonesia 2012

Business regulations for small and medium businesses in Indonesia improving
Also available in Bahasa

Doing Business in OHADA 2012

Progress in regulatory reform expands business opportunities across OHADA member states

Paying Taxes 2012 - The global picture

Worldwide tax reforms continue to encourage a return to growth and sustained revenues

Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World

Global Press Release:
World Bank report finds more economies implemented business reforms in 2010-2011

 
 
Regional Press Releases:

Africa: Press release, Fact sheet
East Asia and Pacific: Press release, Fact sheet
Europe and Central Asia: Press release, Fact sheet
Latin America and Caribbean: Press release, Fact sheet
Middle East and North Africa: Press release, Fact sheet
OECD High-Income Economies: Press release, Fact sheet
South Asia: Press release, Fact sheet
 

Doing Business 2012 Report:
Executive summary (PDF, 1.5MB)
Full report (PDF, 4.6MB)

Regional Profiles:
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Multimedia:
Video interviews: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Video news story: Doing Business 2012  

 Press resources are also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish

Doing Business in the East African Community 2011

East Africa could match Japan in ease of Doing Business, finds IFC-World Bank report
Also available in French

Doing Business in South East Europe 2011

Southeast Europe continues to improve business regulations for entrepreneurs, finds IFC-World Bank
Also available in Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Romanian and Serbian

Doing Business in Juba 2011

Government of Southern Sudan improving business regulations, finds IFC-World Bank report