OREANDA-NEWS. September 11, 2009. In accordance with conclusions of survey on freedom of entrepreneurship Doing Business, being carried out by the World Bank (WB),  Azerbaijan has lost reputation of reformer, with nominal retention of position.

In accordance with Doing Business 2010, the country saved last year’s position among 183 states, but lost not only the first place among country reformers but also came out from a group of ten of such countries. Rwanda, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Byelorussia are acknowledged as basic reformers in the report.

On starting business the country fell by 6 positions down – from 11th  to 17th  place, on dealing with construction permits– by 3 positions or from 155th  to 158th  place, on employing workers added 29 positions, raised from 62nd

to 33rd  place, on registering property  saved 9th position, on credit availability stepped back by 3 positions – from 12th  to 15th  place, on encouragement of investments – did a step back from 19th  to 20th  position, on payment of taxes fell down by 5 positions from 103rd  to 108th  place, on cross-border trade also stepped back a step from 176th  to 177th  position, as well as on the observance of contacts, where fell down from 25th  to 26th  place. 84th  place on closing of business remained unchanged.