Regulatory Efficiency

The latest city-level results for Italy are now available, providing detailed insights on regulatory performance across key areas. Explore the economy page and download the full dataset to dive deeper into the findings. Find out more in the overview.

This study examines Zambia’s business climate in the mining sector, with a focus on licensing procedures and regulatory requirements faced by companies in the Copperbelt and North-Western regions. Publication is expected in December 2025.

This study assesses the regulatory environment in four cities, focusing on the following key areas: Business Entry, Building Permits, Dispute Resolution, and Property Transfer. Publication is expected in early 2026.

Subnational Business Ready in the European Union is a series of reports produced by the World Bank’s Regulatory Efficiency team.

The Subnational B-READY project is expanding to over 90 cities in Czechia, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Spain.

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in six Bulgarian cities. 

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in five Croatian cities. 

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in seven Hungarian cities. 

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in eight Portugese cities. 

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in nine Romanian cities. 

This report delivers a rigorous, data-driven analysis of business climates at the local level, offering actionable insights for policy makers. By examining key areas of the life cycle of the firm, this report offers a road map for improving administrative processes and regulatory frameworks that directly affect businesses at the local level in five Slovak cities.