The environment of business encapsulates the myriad external factors and conditions that influence the operations, strategies, and performance of organizations across industries. From economic trends ...

As we head into the second half of 2025, and the decade, for that matter, it’s interesting to reflect on the many changes and challenges that businesses have faced over the past five years. Leaders ...

There is no doubt that we continue to see an unprecedented pace of change across every industry. The rapid adoption of generative AI and its role in every organization is important as we face an ...

What does the world need to do to become “Business Ready”? A healthy business environment and strong private sector are foundations of economic growth: generating jobs, boosting investment and ...

Hundreds of foreign companies left Russia after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including major U.S. firms like Coca-Cola, Nike, Starbucks, ExxonMobil and Ford Motor Co. But after more than three years ...

As part of the World Bank’s effort to advance private sector development, the Regulatory Efficiency team assesses the business environment in selected cities within measured economies to capture ...

Ohio has become a destination for major corporations and startups thanks to the freedom to innovate, unfettered talent access, reduced red tape and more. Everyone loves a good success story, and the ...

Equator is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technologies for Africa’s low-carbon transition. The firm emphasizes “tech brokering,” adapting and scaling global innovations to address ...

Using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys (ES) data, this paper sheds light on the relationship between total factor productivity (TFP) and the business environment in Tanzania. It finds statistically ...