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Apec's Ease of Doing Business-Interim Assessment

By: Carlos Kuriyama and Azul Ogazón

... an interim 5 percent improvement by 2011. A quantitative assessment based on the World Bank’s Doing Business indicators from 2009-2010, the latest ... ...best improvement among nine key regional and economic blocks. Source: World Bank – Doing Business APEC demonstrated the strongest impr... ...ors offer measurable benchmarks for reform. 2 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade agreed in July 2009 to focus on five priority areas of Doing... ...at uses new information technologies to simplify business start-up, international trade, and property registration. As such, it reduced the time to ... ...ter the establishment of more businesses and increase confidence. In addition, Metro Manila cities also have joined efforts to standardize busines... ...e establishment of more businesses and increase confidence. In addition, Metro Manila cities also have joined efforts to standardize business regi... ...2010. “IFC-WB report cites RP for enhancing access to credit and cutting taxes”. Manila Bulleting Publishing Corporation. 10 September 2009. “DTI... ...g Business. (2010, May 24). Starting a Business: The One Start One Stop Investment Center. Retrieved August 18, 2011, from Doing Business: http://www... .../doing-business-in-thailand/starting-a-business-the-one-start-one-stop-investment- center.html DTI launches 15-minute business name registration. (20...

...tracts; 4) Trading Across Borders; and 5) Dealing with Permits, with an interim 5 percent improvement by 2011. A quantitative assessment based on the World Bank’s Doing Business indicators from 2009-2010, the latest data available, shows APEC is making good progress toward the 5 percent interim improvement target by the end of 2011. In the absence of 2011 data in Septem...

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