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Singapore still second easiest place to do business: World Bank

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Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Fri, Nov 2, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE has retained its No 2 spot on the latest World Bank rankings for ease of doing business, coming after New Zealand for the third straight year.

    In the ranking of 190 economies, Singapore was one of three Asian economies in the top 10, with Hong Kong in fourth place and South Korea in fifth. Denmark ranked third, with Georgia, Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom and Macedonia rounding out the top 10.

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