Media Resources

The following press releases, downloads, and video clips are available.

Nov. 12, 2008. Doing Business in Small Island Developing States 2009: Doing Business report on small island states identifies opportunities to strengthen competitiveness
Nov. 10, 2008. Paying Taxes 2009: New report finds that 21st century economies can benefit from simpler business tax systems
Nov. 10, 2008. Doing Business in the Arab World: Doing business is becoming easier in most parts of the Arab World, according to Doing Business 2009 in the Arab World
Oct. 10, 2008. Doing Business Gender Law Library: World Bank Group Launches Online Library of Laws Impacting Women in Business.
Oct. 1, 2008. Doing Business in Landlocked Economies 2009: First Doing Business Report on Landlocked Economies Identifies Opportunities to Strengthen Competitiveness through Regulatory Reform.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Regulatory Reforms Hit Record Levels -- Newcomers from Eastern Europe and Central Asia Make Big Gains, More Reforms in Africa than Ever Before.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Record Year for Regulatory Reform in Africa -- Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Botswana Make Key Improvements; Mauritius Ranks Highest in Region on Ease of Doing Business.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: East Asia Gains Momentum in Regulatory Reform -- China and Thailand Make Key Improvements, Singapore Tops Global Rankings.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region Leads in Regulatory Reform, with Newcomers Making Big Gains; Azerbaijan is World's Top Reformer.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Regulatory Reforms Gain Momentum in Latin America and the Caribbean; Colombia, Dominican Republic Are Global Leaders in Business-friendly Reforms.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Regulatory Reform Speeds Up in Middle East and North Africa -- Egypt Leads on Reform, Saudi Arabia Highest in Global Rankings at 16, Bahrain Debuts at 18.
Sept. 10, 2008. Doing Business 2009: Sri Lanka Is South Asia's Leading Reformer of Business Regulation; India Speeds Trade.
July 14, 2008. Doing Business in South East Europe 2008: New report benchmarks 22 cities on the Ease of Doing Business to help improve competitiveness, create jobs.
June 12, 2008. Doing Business Issues Brief: Comments on Independent Evaluation Group review of Doing Business indicators.
June 04, 2008. Doing Business 2008: Leaders from top reforming emerging markets share experiences at IFC-World Bank seminar.
May 26, 2008. Doing Business in the Philippines 2008: New report compares 21 cities to help improve competitiveness, create jobs.
May 20, 2008. Doing Business in Nigeria 2008: First subnational report in Sub-Saharan Africa.
May 12, 2008. Doing Business in Small Island Developing States 2008: Reforming economies attract new investments.
April 22, 2008. Doing Business in China 2008: Cities nationwide are introducing reforms.
April 11, 2008. The IFC-World Bank report promotes reforms for women’s entrepreneurship in Africa.
April 2, 2008. IFC to advise Colombia on streamlining its business regulation and improving its business environment.
Feb. 22, 2008. World Bank-IFC Doing Business project supports Kyrgyz Republic’s commitment to business regulatory reform.
Nov. 19, 2007. "Paying Taxes 2008" examines total tax rates, payment frequency, and the time needed to comply with tax regulations in 178 countries.
Nov. 8, 2007. Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Burkina Faso, and Mozambique receive top Doing Business "Reformers' Club" awards for making it easier for entrepreneurs and businesses to operate.
Oct. 23, 2007. The World Bank and IFC will present the Doing Business 2008 report in the virtual world through Second Life via an interactive, live, mixed reality event on Oct. 26.
Oct. 19, 2007. The World Bank’s Doing Business project and IFC to work with governments and women’s groups to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen.
Sept. 26, 2007. The World Bank and IFC release Doing Business 2008. Global press release in Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese.
Sept. 26, 2007. The World Bank and IFC release Doing Business 2008. Regional press release Africa (English, French), East Asia & the Pacific (English, Chinese), Central & Eastern Europe (English, Russian), Latin America & Caribbean (English, Spanish and Portuguese), South Asia (English), and Middle East & North Africa (English, French and Arabic).

Downloads

New! Download Doing Business 2009 -- overview (PDF, 339 KB)
New! About Doing Business (PDF, 329 KB)
Download About Doing Business 2009: (PDF, 386 KB)
Download Doing Business 2008 overview: (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Download full Doing Business 2008 report: (PDF, 4.1 MB)
The Doing Business 2008 overview is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish (PDFs).

Featured Videos

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Media contact

Maria Alexandra Velez Henao
Phone: 1 (202) 458-8789
Email: mvelezhenao@ifc.org

Rebecca Ong
Phone: +1 (202) 458-0434
E-mail: rong@worldbank.org

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