Ease of Doing Business

Why it matters

• Serves as a primary indicator for assessing the attractiveness of a domestic market for foreign and domestic capital investment.
• Highlights the efficacy of administrative reforms aimed at reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks and compliance burdens.
• Encourages competitive federalism by incentivizing sub-national governments to streamline licensing, taxation, and contract enforcement frameworks.

How it is asked

Focus on the shift from quantitative global rankings to qualitative assessments of domestic regulatory reforms, the role of digitization in governance, and the impact of simplified compliance on the formalization of the economy.