Doing Business 2009

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The Dominican Republic has placed among the top Doing Business reformers, according to a report by the World Bank. Nevertheless, the DR is ranked 97th of 181 countries, including 32 in Latin America and the Caribbean, showing there is room for much more improvement. Data in the Doing Business 2009 report is current to 1 June 2008.
The DR improved its ranking from 110th for the previous 12 month period.
Doing Business ranks economies based on 10 indicators of business regulation that record the time and cost to meet government requirements in starting and operating a business, trading across borders, paying taxes, and closing a business. This year's report ranked 181 economies and reported on reforms in 113 of those economies. The rankings do not reflect such areas as macroeconomic policy, quality of infrastructure, currency volatility, investor perceptions, or crime rates.
See the full report at http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/... (http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/RegionalReports/DB09_Caribbean_States.pdf)
http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/... (http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/ExploreEconomies.aspx?economyid=59)
http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/
http://www.doingbusiness.org/Features/Feature-2008-21.aspx

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