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Reform case study:
Albania seizes the opportunity for effective legal reforms
Download Doing Business 2010 profiles:
Almost 200 country and regional reports available for download
Multimedia:
Watch video clips on Doing Business in different languages
Doing Business in India:
The latest Doing Business subnational report surveys 17 Indian cities
Reform case study:
How Colombia overcame a burdensome building permit process
Who ranked 1st in Doing Business 2010?
See where your country ranks among 183 surveyed!
Doing Business 2009:
Full report now available for download. Also available in Arabic, French and Spanish
Reformers’ Club 2009:
Representatives of top 10 reforming governments convened to celebrate their reforms
Doing Business in Veneto:
Compares the regulatory environment of Padua to Rome and 180 other economies
Doing Business in Small Island Developing States:
Report looks at 33 small island states
Doing Business in Mexico:
The third subnational report on Mexico covers 31 cities
Paying Taxes 2009:
The third publication based on the "paying taxes" indicator; covers 181 economies
Doing Business in the Arab World:
Report examines the business regulatory environment of 20 economies
Doing Business in Mauritius:
Vice prime minister discusses lessons and impact of reforms (PDF, 84KB)
Virtual Launch in Second Life:
The second annual virtual release of the Doing Business 2009 report
Gender Law Library:
Contains legislation impacting women's ability to do business across 181 economies
Doing Business in Landlocked Economies:
Provides analysis on 38 landlocked economies
Doing Business Profiles:
Profiles of 181 economies and 13 regions are available for download
Doing Business 2009:
For the fifth year in a row, Eastern Europe and Central Asia lead the world
Top reformer:
Azerbaijan led the world as the top reformer in 2007/08
Presentation:
World Bank official highlights the findings of Doing Business 2009 report (PPT, 1.9 MB)
Countries added:
Doing Business 2009 expands coverage to the Bahamas, Bahrain, and Qatar
Regional data & report:
First regional and subnational Doing Business report on S.E. Europe covers 22 cities
Celebrating reformers:
Sixteen Doing Business reform case studies available for download
Doing Business in the Philippines:
The report compares business regulations across 21 cities
Doing Business reforms:
G8 ministers urge doing business reforms in Africa, promote FIAS
Doing Business:
Iceland's ambassador to UN talks about "Doing Business in Small Island Developing States"
Report on women entrepreneurs:
How seven African women overcame obstacles to succeed in business
Doing Business in Small Island Developing States:
The report finds that Small Islands are performing well
Research:
Estimating the impact of delays on international trade (final version of paper)
Doing Business in China:
Data from 26 provincial capitals and 4 centrally administered municipalities
Local partner recognized:
Law firm in Sierra Leone recognized for its committment to Doing Business Project
Doing Business workshop:
Leveling the playing field for women
Doing Business methodologies:
Now available in Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese
New research:
What makes an entrepreneur?
New research:
Controlling for income, "The Causes of Civil War" finds that institutions play major role 
Law library expanded:
More than 460 new laws added; coverage now includes privacy laws 
Reform in Tonga:
Electronic case management and mediation system improves court performance
Djankov responds to Arrunada:
A Response to "Is Doing Business Damaging Business?"
New research: 
The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
Reform in Egypt: 
Ministry of Investment reduces cost, improves quality of property registration system
Free download: 
The entire "Doing Business 2008" report is now available for download!
New research: 
"Measuring the Ease of Enterprise" looks at how to use the best indicators 
Women entrepreneurs: 
New initiative to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen
Reform in Italy: 
Learn why it is difficult to reform bankruptcy laws in Italy
Reform in Ghana: 
Author discusses establishment of commercial court
Reform in Portugal: 
Read about country's "one-stop shop" for creating companies
Reform in Poland: 
Minister talks about taking on the Bailiff Monopoly
Reform in Egypt: 
Minister outlines how country pushed through sweeping trade reforms 
Reform in Saudi Arabia: 
Saudi regulator discusses the elimination of start-up capital requirements 
Research using Doing Business: 
List of academic citations of the Doing Business background papers