Today’s selection is…
Time Regulation diagram
In this article, Time magazine have produced their own info-graphic from data taken from the World Bank, OECD and the IMF.
Their diagram (thumbnail picture on the lefthand side, buy a reprint for details) shows that it’s easier to do business in many countries in which it is customary to say that it’s not easy to do business.
Beyond the obvious first two contenders (US and UK) we find countries not always hailed for their lack of regulations like Saudi Arabia, Australia, Germany, Japan… And France!
Despite what whingers are saying, it is therefore easier to do business according in those countries. The criteria set by Time magazine used to determine this index are a mix of tax code, loan availability, and numbers such as “the number of days to build a warehouse”; this index is set against the growth of GDP.
From this diagram we can conclude two main things:
- Firstly that we have to debunk the myth about deregulation is making it easier for people to do business. There are other criteria in fact. If it takes “311 days to build a warehouse” as in does in China for instance, deregulation might not be very helpful to you. There are other factors such as corruption ,
- Secondly, it shows that the the ease of doing business is in fact, even if this is counter-intuitive, not really conducive to important increases in GDP. Another way of looking at it would be to say that the countries in which growth is slowing down need to make it easier for people to do business, but those which are doing well don’t.
As a conclusion, entrepreneurs may be reassured that going through the red tape may in fact be probably good for their own business.
