Doing Business Report
- The World Bank puts on hold publication of its Doing Business Report, which carries Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Rankings.
- This has been done over the alleged irregularities in the underlying data.
- The rankings were based on a country’s performance on 10 indicators.
- The indicators are: Starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.
- India had ranked 142nd in EODB ranking 2014.
- It jumped to 63rd position among 190 countries in May 2019.
