Doing Business Law Library - World Bank Group

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1. Choose economies
All Selected economies

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Include all economies in this region:
Eastern Europe & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaLatin America & CaribbeanSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEast Asia & PacificInclude all economies in this income grouping:
Low incomeLower middle incomeUpper middle incomeHigh incomeOECDSelect economy: Show All
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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanB
BangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiC
CambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCŸte d'IvoireCroatiaCzech RepublicD
DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicE
EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaF
FijiFinlandFranceG
GabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaH
HaitiHondurasHong Kong, ChinaHungaryI
IcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJ
JamaicaJapanJordanK
KazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKoreaKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicL
Lao PDRLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaLuxembourgM
Macedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueN
NamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayO
OmanP
PakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoR
RomaniaRussiaRwandaS
SamoaSÑo Tom» and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaT
Taiwan, ChinaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyU
UgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanV
VanuatuVenezuelaVietnamW
West Bank and GazaY
YemenZ
ZambiaZimbabwe
2. Choose law type
Banking and Credit Laws (Getting Credit, Protecting Investors) Bankruptcy and Collateral Laws (Closing a Business, Getting Credit - Legal Rights) Civil Codes (Starting a Business, Registering Property) Civil Procedure Codes (Enforcing Contracts, Closing a Business, Protecting Investors) Commercial and Company Laws (Starting a Business, Protecting Investors, Closing a Business) Constitutions (Starting a Business, Employing Workers, Registering Property, Enforcing Contracts) Labor Laws (Employing Workers) Land and Building Laws (Dealing with Licenses, Registering Property) Privacy Laws (Getting Credit - Private/Public Credit Bureaus) Securities Laws (Protecting Investors) Tax Laws (Paying Taxes) Trade Laws (Trading Across Borders)