INT 220 - Global Dimensions in Business

World Bank

Business Ready

Business Ready (B-READY) is a new data collection and analysis project of the World Bank Group to assess the business and investment climate worldwide. It replaces and improves upon the World Bank Group’s earlier Doing Business project. It reflects a more balanced and transparent approach toward evaluating an economy’s business and investment climate, building on recommendations from hundreds of experts from within and outside the World Bank Group, including from governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations.

You can download a specific economy profile using the drop-down menu under "Latest Report," or you can download the full report using the "Download Full Report" button. Please note that the current report only measures 50 economies, but future annual reports will bring the total to 180 economies by 2026.

Doing Business

World Bank's Doing Business measured business regulations for local firms in 190 economies and was active from 2004-2020. It has since been replaced by the annual Business Ready (B-READY) report, but 2020 data for all 190 economies is still available.

You can choose an economy from the "Select an Economy" drop down menu under "Explore Data Details." From there, you can click "Download Profile" to download the full profile as a PDF document.

Central Banks

Most countries have a central bank that conducts monetary policy by adjusting the supply of money. These banks have websites with pages dedicated to their approach to monetary policy that are openly accessible online. 

Here are a few examples - if you do not see the country you are studying represented here, try a Google search for "Central Bank of [your country] monetary policy"