Publication: Doing Business in the Arab World 2012: Comparing Regulation for the Domestic Firms in 20 Economies
Date
2012
ISSN
Published
2012
Author(s)
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Abstract
Doing Business in the Arab world 2012 is
a regional report drawing on the global Doing Business
project and its database as well as the findings of Doing
Business 2012, the ninth in a series of annual reports
investigating the regulations that enhance business activity
and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents
quantitative indicators on business regulation and the
protection of property rights that can be compared across
183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and over time.
A clear message emerging from the political transformation
of the Arab world is the demand for more inclusive,
broad-based growth that creates opportunity for many who
have not shared in the benefits of private sector
development in the past. In most Arab economies the
unemployment rate remains in double digits, and the majority
of the unemployed are under the age of 30. Policies focused
on promoting inclusive growth, creating incentives for the
private sector to create more good jobs and improving
governance can increase employment opportunities for young
people in the region.
Citation
“World Bank; International Finance Corporation. 2012. Doing Business in the Arab World 2012 : Comparing Regulation for the Domestic Firms in 20 Economies. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/26907?show=full License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”