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Here is the 2018 Doing Business Report by the World Bank Group:

Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create

The Doing Business report is an annual publication that assesses the business regulatory environment in 190 economies around the world. The report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 11 areas, including:

  1. Starting a Business
  2. Dealing with Construction Permits
  3. Getting Electricity
  4. Registering Property
  5. Getting Credit
  6. Protecting Minority Investors
  7. Paying Taxes
  8. Trading Across Borders
  9. Enforcing Contracts
  10. Resolving Insolvency

Key Findings:

  1. Reform momentum: 115 economies implemented at least one regulatory reform making it easier to do business in 2017-2018.
  2. Global ranking: Singapore tops the ranking for the 10th consecutive year, followed by New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong SAR, China.
  3. Regional differences: The report highlights significant differences in business regulatory environments across regions. For example, economies in East Asia and the Pacific have made significant progress in improving their business regulatory environments, while economies in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa face more challenges.
  4. Top improvers: The report identifies the top 10 improvers, which are economies that have implemented the most reforms to improve the business regulatory environment. These economies are: Georgia, New Zealand, Thailand, Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates.
  5. Challenges: The report highlights several challenges that economies face in improving their business regulatory environments, including corruption, lack of transparency, and inadequate institutional capacity.

Regional Rankings:

  1. East Asia and the Pacific: Singapore (1st), Hong Kong SAR, China (2nd), South Korea (3rd), and Taiwan (4th).
  2. Europe and Central Asia: New Zealand (2nd), the United Kingdom (3rd), the United States (4th), and Canada (5th).
  3. Latin America and the Caribbean: Chile (34th), Colombia (37th), Costa Rica (40th), and Panama (44th).
  4. South Asia: India (77th), Sri Lanka (99th), Pakistan (147th), and Bangladesh (176th).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa: Rwanda (41st), Kenya (56th), Ghana (114th), and Nigeria (169th).

Full Report:

You can access the full report, including detailed data and analysis, on the World Bank Group's website: www.doingbusiness.org.

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