Press Releases

Paying Taxes 2016: The Global Picture

Ten years of global reductions in tax compliance burden for companies, increasingly driven by electronic reforms

Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency

Global Press Release:
Doing Business Report Finds More than 60% of World’s Economies Improved Their Business Rules in Past Year

Regional Press Releases:

Sub Saharan Africa: Press release, Fact sheet
Caribbean: Fact sheet
East Asia and Pacific: Press release, Fact sheet
Europe and Central Asia: Press release, Fact sheet
Latin America and Caribbean: Press release, Fact sheet
Middle East and North Africa: Press release, Fact sheet
OECD High-Income Economies: Press release, Fact sheet
South Asia: Press release, Fact sheet

Regional Profiles:
2016 regional profiles APEC Arab World Caribbean States Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa East African Community East Asia and the Pacific East Asia Pacific Islands Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Europe and Central Asia European Union Landlocked Economies Latin America Latin America and Caribbean Middle East and North Africa OECD High Income OHADA Small Islands States South Asia Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sub-Saharan Africa The g7+

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Doing Business in Spain 2015

La Rioja, Madrid and Navarre are best places for doing business in Spain, WBG report finds
Also available in Spanish.

Doing Business in Poland 2015

New World Bank Group report says Poland’s cities are business-friendly, but room for improvement remains
Also available in Polish.

Doing Business in South Africa 2015

New World Bank Group report finds Doing Business in South Africa can be made easier if local good practices are replicated across the country