World Bank - Middle East and North Africa

This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Kuwait. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Kuwait ranks 86. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).2014-11-04T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-04T05:00:00.000ZPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business EnvironmentMiddle East and North AfricaDoing Business 2015 : going beyond efficiency - KuwaitEnglishKuwaitPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business Environment92060KuwaitEnglishWorking PaperMiddle East and North Africa

This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Lebanon. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Lebanon ranks 104. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).2014-11-04T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-04T05:00:00.000ZPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Business in Development|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business EnvironmentMiddle East and North AfricaDoing Business 2015 : going beyond efficiency - LebanonEnglishLebanonPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Business in Development|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business Environment92064LebanonEnglishWorking PaperMiddle East and North Africa

This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Libya. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Libya ranks 188. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).2014-11-04T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-04T05:00:00.000ZPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business EnvironmentMiddle East and North AfricaDoing Business 2015 : going beyond efficiency - LibyaEnglishLibyaPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business Environment92068LibyaEnglishWorking PaperMiddle East and North Africa

2014-11-04T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-04T05:00:00.000ZISR15836YemenWang,LianqinEnglishYemen, Republic of - RY Higher Education Quality Improvement : P110733 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 11Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishYemen

This economy profile for Doing Business 2015 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Djibouti. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Djibouti ranks 155. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business known as indicators. Ten of these areas are included in this year's ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures labor market regulation, which is not included in this year's ranking. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2014 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period from January to December 2013).2014-11-03T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-03T05:00:00.000ZPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business EnvironmentMiddle East and North AfricaDoing Business 2015 : going beyond efficiency - DjiboutiEnglishDjiboutiPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business in Development|Business Environment91991DjiboutiEnglishWorking PaperMiddle East and North Africa

"Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs" is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. "Doing Business" presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies: 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 32 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 24 in East Asia and Pacific, 18 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 30 OECD high-income economies. A set of regulations affecting 9 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Other areas important to business such as an economy's proximity to large markets, the quality of its infrastructure services, the security of property from theft and looting, the transparency of government procurement, macroeconomic conditions or the underlying strength of institutions, are not studied directly by "Doing Business." The following pages present the summary Doing Business indicators for Kuwait. The data used for this economy profile come from the Doing Business database and are summarized in graphs. These graphs allow a comparison of the economies in each region not only with one another but also with the "good practice" economy for each indicator.2014-11-03T05:00:00.000Z2014-11-03T05:00:00.000ZPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Business in Development|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business EnvironmentMiddle East and North AfricaDoing business 2011 : Kuwait - making a difference for entrepreneursEnglishKuwaitPrivate Sector Development|Finance and Financial Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Business in Development|Competitiveness and Competition Policy|Business Environment91714KuwaitEnglishWorking PaperMiddle East and North Africa

The objective of the Youth Livelihoods Development in Southern Iraq Project for Iraq is to support 3,000 unemployed young people (aged 16 - 24), half ofthem young women, who have dropped out of school or are working in the informal sector in three governorates in Southern Iraq (Basra, Missan and Thiqar) to access opportunities for positive engagement and sustainable livelihoods through community development approaches. The restructuring involves a 17 month extension of the Grant’s closing date from September 30, 2013 until February 28, 2015. The extension is necessary in order to enable completion of project activities as a result of the delay at project inception. The project start date occurred later than anticipated due to in country project approval processes. The delay affected the launch of component one ‘youth livelihoods skills building’ for 3000 youth in 3 provinces, which now is operational. The recipient has prepared an action plan to ensure completion of project activities, and the project’s procurement plan has been updated accordingly.2014-11-02T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-02T04:00:00.000ZPoverty Reduction|Governance|Health, Nutrition and Population|Communities and Human Settlements|EducationYouth and Governance|Adolescent Health|Housing & Human Habitats|Primary Education|Poverty Monitoring & AnalysisMiddle East and North AfricaIraq - Youth Livelihoods Development in Southern Iraq Project : restructuringEnglishIraqPoverty Reduction|Governance|Health, Nutrition and Population|Communities and Human Settlements|EducationYouth and Governance|Adolescent Health|Housing & Human Habitats|Primary Education|Poverty Monitoring & Analysis77440IraqEnglishProject PaperMiddle East and North Africa

2014-11-02T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-02T04:00:00.000ZISR16290IraqLa Cava,GloriaEnglishIraq - IQ-Youth Livelihoods Development in Southern Iraq : P125102 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 05Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishIraq

The project EG-Natural Gas Connections Project has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Natural Gas Connections Project of Egypt is to (i) contribute to the Government of Egypt (GOE)'s program of switching consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for natural gas through investment in new connections; and (ii) exploit the scale economies in transportation of natural gas relative to LPG in very densely populated areas, thereby reducing the cost of gas provision. The project will include two components: (a) Gas Transmission aiming at extending the existing gas transmission system by adding 37 km of pipelines and 4 pressure reduction stations (PRSs) in the Cairo area to provide additional supply points and to improve reliability of supply for the expansion of the distribution network. (b) Gas Distribution and Connection aiming at expansion of the gas distribution system for the connection of about 300,000 new customers, including the conversion of the customers' appliances to natural gas. The Distribution and Connection component will allow transport of gas at the points of delivery from the transmission network to housing areas, interconnect and control pressure in IP/MP/LP mains and to deliver gas to each individual house. The component will also include the connection of new appliances and the conversion of existing appliances in the customer household for the safe use of natural gas.2014-11-02T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-02T04:00:00.000ZEgypt, Arab Republic ofP095392EGClosedCHANGE

2014-11-01T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-01T04:00:00.000ZISR16327DjiboutiKoettl - Brodmann,StefanieEnglishDjibouti - CRISIS RESPONSE: EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL SOCIAL SAFETY NET : P120588 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 08Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishDjibouti

2014-11-01T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-01T04:00:00.000ZISR15989Egypt, Arab Republic ofZhao,JianpingEnglishEgypt, Arab Republic of - EG-Natural Gas Connections Project : P095392 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 12Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishEgypt, Arab Republic of

2014-11-01T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-01T04:00:00.000ZISR16070Egypt, Arab Republic ofKhanna,AshishEnglishEgypt, Arab Republic of - EGYPT Energy/Social Safety Nets Sector Reforms Technical Assistance : P144305 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 02Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishEgypt, Arab Republic of

2014-11-01T04:00:00.000Z2014-11-01T04:00:00.000ZISR13945LebanonLeon Solano,Rene AntonioEnglishLebanon - National Volunteer Service Program : P126734 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 05Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishLebanon

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZYemenMwenda,Edith RuguruEnglishOfficial Documents- Financing Agreement, Grant H970-RY (Closing Package)Financing AgreementEnglishYemen

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZYemenMwenda,Edith RuguruEnglishOfficial Documents- Letter ref. Disbursement, Grant H970-RY (Closing Package)Disbursement LetterEnglishYemen

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZYemenMwenda,Edith RuguruEnglishOfficial Documents- Recommendation of Statutory Committee, Grant H970-RY (Closing Package)Statutory Committee ReportEnglishYemen

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZYemenMwenda,Edith RuguruEnglishOfficial Documents- Supplemental Letter ref. Financial Data, Grant H970-RY (Closing Package)Side LetterEnglishYemen

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZISR16543TunisiaBennouna,TaoufiqEnglishTunisia - TN-Oases Ecosystems and Livelihoods Project : P132157 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 01Implementation Status and Results ReportEnglishTunisia

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZPublic Sector Development|Social Protections and Labor|Finance and Financial Sector Development|Private Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Banks & Banking Reform|Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures|Labor PoliciesMiddle East and North AfricaYemen, Republic of - Public Finance Modernization Project : procurement planEnglishYemen, Republic ofPublic Sector Development|Social Protections and Labor|Finance and Financial Sector Development|Private Sector DevelopmentE-Business|Debt Markets|Banks & Banking Reform|Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures|Labor Policies92175Yemen, Republic ofEnglishProcurement PlanMiddle East and North Africa

2014-10-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-10-31T04:00:00.000ZIndustry|Social Protections and Labor|Macroeconomics and Economic Growth|Finance and Financial Sector Development|Private Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Labor Policies|Economic Theory & Research|Technology IndustryMiddle East and North AfricaYemen, Republic of - Public Finance Modernization Project : procurement planEnglishYemen, Republic ofIndustry|Social Protections and Labor|Macroeconomics and Economic Growth|Finance and Financial Sector Development|Private Sector DevelopmentDebt Markets|E-Business|Labor Policies|Economic Theory & Research|Technology Industry92176Yemen, Republic ofEnglishProcurement PlanMiddle East and North Africa