World Bank Group. — 348 pages.Doing Business 2016 is the 13th 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 regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe — and over time. The goal of the Doing Business series is to provide objective data for use by governments in designing sound business regulatory policies and to encourage research on the important dimensions of the regulatory environment for firms.This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and.
conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive.
Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included.
in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not.
imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement.
or acceptance of such boundaries.Contents:.
Foreword.
Overview.
About Doing Business.
What is changing in Doing Business?
Reforming the business environment in 2014/15.
Starting a business Third-party involvement in company formation.
Dealing with construction permits Assessing quality control and safety mechanisms.
Getting electricity Measuring reliability, prices and transparency.
Registering property The paths of digitization.
Trading across borders A new approach to measuring trade processes.
Enforcing contracts Measuring good practices in the judiciary.
Resolving insolvency New funding and business survival.
Legal research findings on business regulation and the law.
References.
Data notes.
Distance to frontier and ease of doing business ranking.
Summaries of Doing Business reforms in 2014/15.
Country tables.
Labor market regulation data.
Acknowledgments.
