18 January, 2008
Partner, Associate Contribute to World Bank's Doing Business 2008
Partner Chen Hui-ling and Associate Shan Lee have contributed to the "Starting a Business" chapter in the World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" project. The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement in 178 countries. Doing Business 2008 is available as a free download or purchased in book format, with topics ranging from starting a business, to obtaining licenses and paying taxes. According to the World Bank, Taiwan ranked seventh in ease of doing business and 17th in starting a business among 24 countries in the East Asia and Pacific region. The island ranked 50th worldwide in total ease of doing business, placing it ahead of China (83), Italy (53) and Brazil (122), among other countries.
