From the e-newsletter: "A number of international organizations have grown interested in establishing databases that take a close look at the business climate around the globe. One organization is the World Bank, and they recently created this interactive mapping interface that allows users to discover how easy (or difficult) it is to do business in 181 economies. The Doing Business mapping interface program features more than 20 maps that cover over 190 economies across issues like "How often firms are expected to bribe tax inspectors" and so on. Additionally, visitors can toggle on and off various filters, look closely into different regions of the world, and also share links with colleagues through a toolbar at the top right corner of the site. The site also uses a pretty basic color-coded system to classify countries' business climate, with green indicating an "easy" business climate, orange indicating "moderate", and red indicating "difficult".
Source: The Scout Report. Volume 14, Number 47. 26 November 2008. Copyright © 2008 Internet Scout Project. Subscribe <http://scout.wisc.edu/About/subscribe.php>.
