The worst business regulations in the world

The "winner" is Democratic Republic of the Congo, the loser New Zealand, here is a longer list.  Here is an excellent chart; for getting licenses the U.S. is only number seventeen, for getting credit the UK is number one.  Do take a look.  Here is the related document.  In 2004 Serbia and Montenegro reformed the most for job creation incentives.  Africa had the lowest propensity for reforms in 2004.  Thanks to Tim Harford for the pointer, this work should make a big splash.