Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/31
By: Rita Cheng and William Yen
Washington, Oct. 31 (CNA) Taiwan has climbed two spots to reach the 13th position among
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190 economies in the latest “Doing Business 2019” rankings, according to the international economic organization.
The improvement was reflected as Taiwan received a score of 80.90 points, up 0.24 points from a year earlier, according to the report, which was issued on Wednesday.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan also finished fifth, an improvement from sixth place last year, for the ease of doing business, behind New Zealand (No. 1 in the world with 86.59 points), Singapore (No. 2; 85.24), Hong Kong (No. 4; 84.22) and South Korea (No. 5; 84.14), the report said.
The Doing Business report focuses on 10 areas to assess a country’s business environment: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, trading across borders, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. [FULL STORY]
