Instruction
The country I signed is Sweden.
Go to: http://doingbusiness.org
(Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
by the World Bank.
Click on the "Select an Economy" in the upper right, then select your country from the drop down list.
This site lists indicators and ranks countries on each - to give us an idea as to how restricted (or unrestricted) the local business environment in that country may be.
1) Starting a business
2) Dealing with construction permits
3) Getting Electricity
4) Registering property
5) Getting credit
6) Protecting minority investors
7) Paying taxes
8) Trading across borders
9) Enforcing contracts
10) Resolving Insolvency
You will see a "Doing Business Rank" and also see rankings across all 10 indicators. As you scroll down the page, please click on "Details" to learn more about how your country scored for that element and click on "Methodology" to learn more about which data were collected and how [assumptions used].
Look up the details for your country (look at details for each of the elements listed above), and select three (3) indicators that you feel are most significant for your country, and provide the information below for each that you have chosen.
1) Country: [list your assigned country here]
2) Doing Business Rank: [for most previous year]
3) Indicator - [List the element and its rank]
How this might influence my decision to do business there (positively or negatively)? [give a strong paragraph of details]
4) Indicator - [List the element and its rank]
How this might influence my decision to do business there (positively or negatively) ? [give a strong paragraph of details]
5) Indicator - [List the element and its rank]
How this might influence my decision to do business there (positively or negatively)? [give a strong paragraph of details]
6) Overall Assessment
After looking at all elements for your country, what did you learn that was most significant? How has my overall impression changed due to this information (positively, negatively, or just supported my current impressions)? [Give us a strong paragraph here]
Just a note: For our assignments please be sure to provide sufficient detail - a paragraph is considered strong if it contains a minimum of 125 words.