Dr. Sultana Begum
Business and Management Department, Tishik International University, Erbil, Iraq
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Khadija Alaa Makki
Business and Management Department, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
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Kadhim Saeed Awla
Business and Management Department, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
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DOI: 10.23918/ICABEP2019p33
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Abstract
The World Bank Doing Business index measures ten parameters like trading across borders, starting
business, access electricity, dealing with construction, enforcing contracts, paying taxes, registering property, protecting minority investors, resolving insolvency, getting contracts, based on which 190 (one hundred-ninety) economies are ranked. The latest report of World Bank Doing Business 2019 states that Iraq stands with 171 rank among 190 nations with 44.72 score out of 100 with positive increase of 0.04 compared to the previous year. This paper conceptualizes the concepts related to the ‘ease’ of doing business and analyzes the data and scores of Iraq on all the ten parameters. The historical analysis of the nation since 2005 is analyzed. Trend Analysis is used to project the future score and the paper suggests specific liberal business reforms for a better score in the coming years for the economy. There are also recommendations for technological changes and online access to various indicators of ease of doing business.
Keywords: ‘ease’ of Doing Business, Economic Development, Starting Business, Getting Credit.
ICABEP2019
International Conference on Accounting, Business, Economics and Politics
ISBN: 978-9922-9036-3-7
