The World Bank sponsors the Doing Business database

(www.doingbusiness.org), which provides measures of business regulations and their enforcement for countries worldwide. Firms can use these measures to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity, and growth. Visit the site and choose two emerging markets. Then answer the following questions: How well does each country rank in terms of ease of starting a business, employing workers, and trading across borders? How long does it take to start a business? How much time does it take to pay taxes? Review other statistics and identify which country is most friendly for doing business.

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