Starting a Foreign Business

This topic quantifies the procedural burden that foreign companies face when entering a new market. It comprises 3 components measuring the time needed, procedural steps required and regulatory regime for establishing a foreign-owned subsidiary.

The table below shows the main sub-indicators:

• Procedures (number): all procedural steps involved in establishing a wholly foreign-owned subsidiary. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required for a foreign investor to formally operate a business are recorded.
• Time (days): the number of days needed to go through each of the procedural steps for establishing a subsidiary of a foreign company.
• Ease of establishment index (0-100): evaluates the regulatory regime for business start-up.

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