Pakistan jumps 28 places in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has jumped up 28 places on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index and clinched 108th position besides securing a place among the top ten global business climate improvers. Pakistan carried out six reforms in the last one year that helped improve its ranking from 136 to 108, according to the World Bank's annual flagship report 'Ease of Doing Business 2020', released on Thursday. Last year, Pakistan was ranked 136th among the 190 nations surveyed.

According to the World Bank, the six areas which saw reforms included starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, paying taxes and trading across borders. Pakistan made starting a business easier by expanding procedures available through the online one-stop shop. In addition to improvements in property registration, obtaining a construction permit became easier. 'This rise is significant and made possible by collective...

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