Africa Improves Ease of Doing Business, Says Bank
Six years ago, a third of sub-Saharan African economies made improvements to the regulatory climate for domestic firms. In the past year, 36 of 46 governments implemented reforms to make it easier to do business.
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Africa:
Africans Speed Up Expansion of the Private Sector As Donors Seem to Falter
World Bank, 20 October 2011
Amid fears of another global downturn fueled by the crisis in Europe, African regulators appear to be accelerating reforms aimed at strengthening the domestic private sector,… Read more »
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Africa:
Most Countries Make Business Reforms
World Bank, 20 October 2011
A new report from IFC and the World Bank finds that a record number of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa improved business regulations for local entrepreneurs in the past year. Read more »
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Africa:
Banks Lauds Five African Nations for Business Reforms
World Bank, 20 October 2011
A new IFC and World Bank report finds that economies continued to implement reforms that enhance local firms' ability to do business, with transparency and access to information… Read more »
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South Africa:
Country Improves Rank for Ease of Doing Business
SAPA, 20 October 2011
The ease of doing business in South Africa improved one place this year to rank 35 out of 183 economies, according to a new World Bank report. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Best Place to Do Business
New Times, 21 October 2011
Rwanda is the top business friendly destination in East Africa, the third in Africa and the second top reformer globally according to the World Bank Read more »
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Rwanda:
How Country Got to the Top
New Times, 21 October 2011
The latest World Bank Doing Business Report shows that Rwanda has further consolidated its reputation as a business destination of the first order by reforming its business… Read more »
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Uganda:
Country Slips in Doing Business, Says Report
Monitor, 20 October 2011
Uganda has slipped to position 123 up from 119 in the Doing Business survey, a situation which suggests, which suggests the country's business environment has experienced a decline… Read more »