The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in its
latest report on the ease of doing business globally. This is contained
in a statement made available to newsmen by the Head of Communications,
World Bank Nigeria, Mr Obadiah Tohomdet, on Tuesday in Abuja.
According
to the statement, the report takes into consideration the ease of
obtaining construction permits, getting electricity, enforcing
contracts, registering property and trading across borders among other
parameters.
The report showed that Nigeria had improved in the ranking from 170
in 2014 to 169 in its 2015 report. It further showed that the
Sub-Saharan African economies were among the world’s top improvers of
business climate. “The region, however, ranks poorly in the areas of
trading across borders and registering properties. “Mauritius ranks best
in the region, with a global ranking of 32, performing particularly
well in the areas of paying taxes and
enforcing contracts.
“In Mauritius, it takes only 152 hours for entrepreneurs to pay
taxes, compared to 261 hours globally. “Rwanda has the next best ranking
in the region, with a global ranking of 62. Ten years ago, an
entrepreneur in Rwanda took 370 days to transfer property. Now, it takes
32 days which is less than in Germany, ” it stated.Also, Botswana
ranked 72; South Africa 73; Seychelles 95; Kenya 108, and Uganda 122
this year.
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