Uganda, Kenya Top Ease Of Doing Business Index

Uganda has the most improved business environment in Africa, according to the Doing Business 2016 report released by the World Bank. The east African country’s improvement – measured on the basis of number of reforms and improvement in ease of business scores – was outmatched only by Costa Rica globally. Its overall ranking rose to 122 (out of 189 countries), gaining 13 positions compared to 2014, thanks in large part to three business reforms throughout 2015.Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 30 percent of the total number of global reforms, and the region houses half of the top 10 globally improving countries, albeit starting from lower positions. Read the full world Bank report

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