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It's easy to do business in New Zealand but it needs to be easier

  • Written by Siah Hwee Ang, Chair in Business in Asia, Victoria University of Wellington
imageNew Zealand is one of the easiest places to do business.Shutterstock

New Zealand is still topping the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, a ranking of how easy it is to do business in 190 economies and cities. But even though New Zealand is ranked first in half of the criteria, the index also shows the country urgently needs to address...

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