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Taking the Measure of the World Bank-IFC Doing Business Indicators: An Independent Evaluation

Thu, 19 Jun 2008

The annual Doing Business report is one of the Bank Group's flagship knowledge products. It measures the burden of selected business regulations in 178 countries and ranks the countries on 10 dimensions. This independent evaluation assesses the scope and relevance of the DB indicators, and the methods used to construct the country rankings and their use by Bank Group staff, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
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New IEG Videos: Doing Business Evaluation Launch Discussion and an Interview with Victoria Elliott, Doing Business Evaluation Leader

Thu, 19 Jun 2008

The Doing Business evaluation launch discussion, and an interview with Victoria Elliott, the Doing Business evaluation Lead, are now available for viewing online. Participants in the launch discussion include: Victoria Elliott, Evaluation Team Leader; François Bourguignon, Director, Paris School of Economics, and Former Chief Economist, World Bank; Dennis de Tray, Vice President for Special Initiatives, Center for Global Development; Penelope Brook, Director, Indicators and Analysis, Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank Group.

To view these videos, visit the Doing Business evaluation website.

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Thu, 19 Jun 2008

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