June 22, 2017 – The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations...
Date: June 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
VIENTIANE, March 31, 2017 – The Ministry of Finance launched today the new Implementing Instructions for the revised value-added tax (VAT) Law, which were approved in January 2017. The...
Date: March 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2016 – Armenia and the World Bank signed today a US$50 million development policy finance operation to support the Government’s reforms program across key economic areas. The Fourth...
Date: December 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
TIRANA, October 25, 2016 – Albania made big strides in improving its business environment in key areas of business regulations, according to the Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, the World...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ZAGREB, October 25, 2016 – Economies of the Europe and Central Asia region place among the top improvers in the World Bank Group’s ease of doing business report. All but one of the region’s 25 economies...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BELGRADE, October 25, 2016 – Serbia is among the global top 10 improvers in this year’s edition of the World Bank Group’s ease of doing business report. Released today, Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
RIGA, October 25, 2016 – Improved access to credit information and reforms to make paying taxes less complicated helped Latvia join the 20 economies with the top scores in the Doing Business 2017 ranking,...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WARSAW, October 25, 2016 – A new insolvency law, amendments to construction law and a speedier electricity connection process allowed Poland to advance to 24th place, one place higher than last year, in...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Malé, October 25, 2016 – Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, report launched today finds Maldives has maintained its Distance to Frontier score while the overall rank has slipped to 135...
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Colombo, October 25, 2016 – Over the past year Sri Lanka made progress in two reform areas that are covered by the Doing Business report, namely Starting a Business and Protecting Minority Investors....
Date: October 25, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
PRISHTINA, October 28, 2015 – The World Bank Group’s latest Doing Business report recognizes Kosovo’s continued efforts to improve the regulatory climate for local businesses, although the pace of reforms...
Date: October 28, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2015 – Over 90 percent of economies in the Europe and Central Asia region implemented reforms to improve their business climate during the past year, finds the World Bank Group’s...
Date: October 27, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Big Strides in Improving Business Climate in Europe and Central Asia WASHINGTON, October 27, 2015 – This year Serbia ranks at 59 in the 2016 overall ease of Doing Business ranking. The main reasons...
Date: October 27, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Magandang hapon po. Thank you to our partners from government and the private sector, and our friends from the media, for joining today’s discussion of the Philippine performance in the Doing Business...
Date: October 29, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Ulaanbaatar, October 29, 2014 - Budding local entrepreneurs in East Asia and the Pacific continue to see improvements in the business environment, according to a new World Bank Group Doing Business 2015:...
Date: October 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
A large number of small and medium businesses in Rwanda evade or avoid taxes, according to the Rwanda Revenue Authority. Small business owners claim that it is difficult for them to declare taxes on time...
Date: December 31, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Economies around the world are adopting a range of policies as they strive to strike a balance between raising tax revenues and encouraging growth, according to Paying Taxes 2014, a new report from the...
Date: November 19, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Manila, the Philippines, October 29, 2013—A new World Bank and IFC report finds that Singapore continues to provide the world’s most business-friendly regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs, followed...
Date: October 29, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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