The World Bank's Ease of Doing Business reports have been ranking countries since 2006. However, do improvements in rankings generate greater foreign direct investment inflows? This study is the first to test such a proposition empirically with Arellano-Bond dynamic panel estimators using the ...
27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has dropped one place in the World Bank's ease of doing business index despite adopting some key reforms, a media report, quoting the bank's latest ranking, as saying on Thursday. "Over the past year Sri Lanka made progress in two reform areas that are ...
DUBAI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf state United Arab Emirates (UAE) increased its stance in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking and entered the global top 30 for the first time, Abu Dhabi daily The National reported on Wednesday. The UAE, a major oil supplier and the mo...
An economy’s “ease of doing business” score is reflected on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest and 100 represents the best performance. The ease of doing business ranking ranges from 1 to 190.
@WorldBank "The jump in India's ranking under the [World Bank] ease of doing business is a recognition of recent progressive reforms," Radhika Rao, an economist with DBS Bank, told CNBC. "This improvement is commendable and timely, even if the benefits of these long-term focused and ...
Ease of doing business in China received some validation as the World Bank’s newly released rankings showed the country rise by 32 spots. According tothe report, which was released on October 31, China leaped from 78thto 46thplace, showing that it had made dramatic improvements to its busin...
How to read China’s ranking on the Ease of Doing Business index Currently, China’s ranking on the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index follows Singapore (2), Hong Kong (3), Malaysia (12), and Thailand (21). Since 2003, the World Bank has been releasing itsDoing Businessreport annually....
Ease of Doing Business. Human Capital Index. World Development Report. Its Five development institutions: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): provides loans, credits, and grants. International Development Association (IDA): provides low- or no-interest loans to low-income coun...
The World Bank's Ease of Doing Business reports have been ranking countries since 2006. However, do improvements in rankings generate greater foreign direct investment inflows? This study is the first to test such a proposition empirically with Arellano-Bond dynamic panel estimators using the offi...
"China advanced to a global ranking of 46 this year, up from 78 last year, as the country implemented the largest number of reforms in the East Asia and Pacific region," the report said. Bert Hofman, World Bank country director for China, said: "China has made rapid progress in improvin...