Doing Business 2011 – Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs

The latest World Bank report on the ease of doing business in countries around the world has no surprises for the top ten countries:

1. Singapore
2. Hong Kong (Ex British now China)
3. New Zealand
4. United Kingdom
5. USA
6. Denmark
7. Canada
8. Norway
9. Ireland
10. Australia

Ukraine? – 145^th from the list of 183 countries surveyed.

Quick Summary Table for Ukraine (1 is the best....183 is the worst)

Starting a Business 118

Dealing with Permits 179

Registering Property 164

Protecting Investors 109

Paying Taxes 181

Trading Across Borders 139

Closing a Business 150

Things are not getting much easier in Ukraine?

See BBCU web site for link to the report