Subnational Projects

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 Report


Doing Business in China -- China as a whole is actively promoting reform of the business regulatory environment: some 53 reforms were recorded at the municipal or provincial level from 2006 to early 2007. However, there are large variations in performance in cities across China influenced by local government efficiency and practices in implementing national laws and regulations. Those in the coastal areas generally ranked best. Doing Business in China 2008 compares results across the country for starting a business, registering property, getting credit and enforcing contracts. Learn more... 
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More Reports

Doing Business in Colombia 2008: Covers Barranquilla, Bogota, Cali, Medellín and nine other Colombian cities.
Doing Business in Egypt 2008: Covers Alexandria, Assiut, and Cairo.
Doing Business in Morocco 2008: Covers Agadir, Kenitra, Marrakech, Meknes, Oujda/Nador, Settat, and Tangier.
Doing Business in Mexico 2007: Covers the 31 states of the Mexican Republic.
Doing Business in South Asia 2007: City level details from eight countries.

Presentations

Doing Business in China, introduction by Penelope Brook (PPT, 0.95MB)
Doing Business in China, presentation of findings (PPT, 1.1MB)
Doing Business in Colombia (PPT in Spanish, 1.2MB)
Doing Business in Egypt (PPT, 1.2MB)
Doing Business in Morocco (PPT, 2.1MB)
About the subnational project (PPT, 1.0MB)

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Subnational Projects are researched and written by a team of experts. Read brief bios of the team.

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To learn more about the Subnational and regional Doing Business, write to rru@worldbank.org or Mailstop H7-702, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433

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