TEHRAN - Iran has risen two positions in the new Doing Business rankings of the World Bank, to 130th place. The WB rating assesses the comfort of doing business in 189 countries around the world.
The Doing Business 2015 report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2014, ranks economies on their overall ease of doing business, and analyzes reforms to business regulation — identifying which economies are strengthening their business environment the most. Doing Business illustrates how reforms in business regulations are being used to analyze economic outcomes for domestic entrepreneurs and for the wider economy. Iran is in 62nd place for starting a business, 172nd place for obtaining a construction permit, and 89th place for acquiring credit.
Singapore remained the country where launching a business is the easiest in the world, according to the report. New Zealand has risen to second place, above Hong Kong, in that category.
In 2016, new indicators will be added to the assessment processes.