Doing Business 2008

Doing Business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. 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.

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Introduction PDF size
Cover 790 KB
Table of Contents 126 KB
Acknowledgments 158 KB
   
Report  
Overview 2.0 MB
Starting a business 872 KB
Dealing with licenses 409 KB
Employing workers 345 KB
Registering property 254 KB
Getting credit 395 KB
Protecting investors 395 KB
Paying taxes 444 KB
Trading across borders 642 KB
Enforcing contracts 352 KB
Closing a business 301 KB
What to expect 245 KB
   
Appendices  
References 642 KB
Data Notes 964 KB
Ease of Doing Business 634 KB
Doing Business indicators and country tables 3.1 MB
List of Global Contributors 2.3 MB
Back Cover 729 KB