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Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
Doing Business 2014 Understanding Regulations for Small and MediumSize Enterprises Author:World Bank Eleventh in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 189 economies, Doing Business 2014 measures regulations affecting 11 areas of everyday business activity: Starting a business Dealing with construction permits Getting electricity Registering property Getting credit Protecting investors Paying taxes Trading across borders E... more »nforcing contracts Closing a business Employing workers The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2013, ranks economies on their overall ?ease of doing business?, and analyzes reforms to business regulation ? identifying which economies are strengthening their business environment the most. Doing Business illustrates how reforms in business regulations are being used to analyze economic outcomes for domestic entrepreneurs and for the wider economy. It is a flagship product produced in partnership by the World Bank and IFC that garners worldwide attention on regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship. More than 60 economies have used the Doing Business indicators to shape reform agendas and monitor improvements on the ground. In addition, the Doing Business data has generated over 870 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals since its inception. This year's report includes two new economies: Barbados and Malta.« less