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    81 : It is Getting More Difficult to do Business in South Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    15 September 2008

    The World Bank released its latest 'doing business' rankings (2009) for 181 countries on 10 September 2008. The results reflect South Asia in a rather poor light. Not a single South Asian country figures among top business reformers for 2008. What is more worrisome is that, except for Sri Lanka, individual rankings of all economies from the region have declined in year 2009, compared to year 2008.