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Business | October 28, 2015, Wednesday // 14:06
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Bulgaria ranked 38th in the latest Doing Business ranking of the World Bank, dropping two positions from the place it occupied last year.
Doing Business 2016 ranks 189 economies on their ease of doing business, with a high ease of doing business ranking meaning that the regulatory environment is more conducive to starting and operating a local firm
The ranking is based on the scores obtained on ten topics – starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.
Bulgaria scores best in protecting minority investors (14), while its worst ranking is in getting electricity (100).
Bulgaria has the same ranking as Mexico and is positioned between Romania (37) and Croatia (40).
Singapore retains its first position, while Eritrea continues to occupy the bottom of the ranking.
Check out the full ranking here.
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