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“Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.” In the 13th Edition of World Bank’s Doing Business 2016, Nigeria has moved up one place to 169 out of 189 countries. This reflects badly on the largest economy in Africa and among the top 30 globally.
The rankings are benchmarked to June 2015. At the minimum, the exercise predated the liberalisation of the exchange-rate regime last month. Here is a quick look at the list of economies at the top of the ease of doing business ranking in Sub-Sahara Africa.
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The Doing Business data highlight the important role of the government and government policies in the day-to-day life of domestic small and medium-size firms. Its objective is to encourage regulations that are designed to be efficient, accessible to all who use them and simple in their implementation. Where regulation is burdensome, it diverts the energies of entrepreneurs away from developing their businesses.
The rankings are benchmarked to June 2015. At the minimum, the exercise predated the liberalisation of the exchange-rate regime last month. Here is a quick look at the list of economies at the top of the ease of doing business ranking in Sub-Sahara Africa.
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- Mauritius – 32
- Rwanda – 62
- Botswana – 72
- South Africa – 73
- Seychelles – 95
- Zambia – 97
- Namibia – 101
- Swaziland – 105
- Kenya – 108
- Ghana – 114
- Lesotho – 114
- Uganda – 122
- Cabo Verde – 126
- Mozambique – 133
- Tanzania – 139
- Malawi – 141
- Côte d'Ivoire – 142
- Burkina Faso – 143
- Mali – 143
- Ethiopia – 146
- Sierra Leone – 147
- Togo – 150
- The Gambia – 151
- Burundi – 152
- Senegal – 153
- Comoros – 154
- Zimbabwe – 155
- Benin – 158
- Sudan – 159
- Niger – 160
- Gabon – 162
- Madagascar – 164
- Guinea – 165
- São Tomé and Príncipe – 166
- Mauritania – 168
- Nigeria – 169
- Cameroon – 172
- Congo Republic – 176
- Guinea-Bissau – 178
- Liberia – 179
- Equitorial Guinea – 180
- Angola – 181
- Chad – 183
- Congo, Dem. Rep. - 184
- Central African Republic – 185
- South Sudan – 187
- Eritrea – 189
The Doing Business data highlight the important role of the government and government policies in the day-to-day life of domestic small and medium-size firms. Its objective is to encourage regulations that are designed to be efficient, accessible to all who use them and simple in their implementation. Where regulation is burdensome, it diverts the energies of entrepreneurs away from developing their businesses.
