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Henok.Feleke: /* Tables In IFs: B-READY */

2026-02-11T04:25:58Z

Tables In IFs: B-READY

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	Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on missing values.		Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on missing values.

	'''Step - 3:''' ~~'''~~Open the main scoring workbook, 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for pulling standardized scores by economy.		'''Step - 3:''' Open the main scoring workbook''', 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for pulling standardized scores by economy.

	'''Step - 4:~~'''~~ '''Navigate to the correct sheet/tab.''' Use the sheet tabs at the bottom depending on what you are pulling:		'''Step - 4:''' Navigate to the correct sheet/tab'''.''' Use the sheet tabs at the bottom depending on what you are pulling:

	* '''00_B-READY Pillar Score'''		* '''00_B-READY Pillar Score'''
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	* '''04_Labor'''		* '''04_Labor'''
	* '''05_Financial_Services'''		* '''05_Financial_Services'''
	* '''06_International_Trade'''		* '''06_International_Trade''' '''…etc.'''
	* '''…etc.'''

	'''Step - 5:~~'''~~ '''Pull ONLY the Overall Score column for each Topic~~'''~~ Inside each topic sheet (e.g. 01_Business_Entry, 02_Business_Location ,etc.)		'''Step - 5:''' Pull ONLY the Overall Score column for each Topic Inside each topic sheet (e.g. 01_Business_Entry, 02_Business_Location ,etc.)

	'''Step - 6: Export / Save your cleaned data.''' Copy the selected columns into a new Excel file, '''or''' Save the sheet as CSV for use in Python/SQL. Then import it the data into your .db		'''Step - 6:''' Export / Save your cleaned data'''.''' Copy the selected columns into a new Excel file, '''or''' Save the sheet as CSV for use in Python/SQL. Then import it the data into your .db

	== Data Notes ==		= Data Notes =
	The data values for West Bank and Gaza should be used for Palestine. Be careful for countries names like Côte d'Ivoire and Türkiye, they are named differently in IFs (Cote D'Ivoire and Turkey respectively)		The data values for West Bank and Gaza should be used for Palestine. Be careful for countries names like Côte d'Ivoire and Türkiye, they are named differently in IFs (Cote D'Ivoire and Turkey respectively)

Henok.Feleke: /* Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY */

2026-02-11T04:22:46Z

Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY

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	* '''02_B-READY-2025-EconomyAnswer (Excel)'''		* '''02_B-READY-2025-EconomyAnswer (Excel)'''

	Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on		Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on missing values.

	missing values.

	'''Step - 3:''' '''Open the main scoring workbook, 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for pulling standardized scores by economy.		'''Step - 3:''' '''Open the main scoring workbook, 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for pulling standardized scores by economy.

Henok.Feleke: /* Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY */

2026-02-11T04:22:07Z

Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY

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	= Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY =		= Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY =
			'''Step - 1:''' The data can be accessed from the World Bank’s Business Ready 2025 page https://www.worldbank.org/en/businessready. By clicking on the "Download Data", the raw data can be downloaded either through CSV format or Excel format.
	# The data can be accessed from the World Bank’s Business Ready 2025 page https://www.worldbank.org/en/businessready. By clicking on the "Download Data", the raw data can be downloaded either through CSV format or Excel format.

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			'''Step - 2:''' After downloading and extracting, you should see files similar to

	~~2. After downloading and extracting, you should see files similar to:~~		* '''00_B-READY-2025-DATA-README (PDF)'''
			* '''01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel)'''
	'''00_B-READY-2025-DATA-README (PDF)'''		* '''02_B-READY-2025-EconomyAnswer (Excel)'''

	'''01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel)'''

	'''02_B-READY-2025-EconomyAnswer (Excel)'''

	Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on		Open the README file and review file descriptions, definitions of pillars/topics, scoring structure, and any notes on
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	missing values.		missing values.

	3. '''Open the main scoring workbook, 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for		'''Step - 3:''' '''Open the main scoring workbook, 01_B-READY-2025-PILLAR-TOPIC-SCORES (Excel).''' This is the main file for pulling standardized scores by economy.

	pulling standardized scores by economy.

	~~4. '''Navigate to the correct sheet/tab.''' Use the sheet tabs at the bottom depending on what you are pulling:~~

	~~'''00_B-READY Pillar Score'''~~

	~~'''01_Business_Entry'''~~

	~~'''02_Business_Location'''~~

	~~'''03_Utility_Services'''~~

	~~'''04_Labor'''~~

	~~'''05_Financial_Services'''~~

	~~'''06_International_Trade'''~~

	~~'''…etc.'''~~

	5. '''~~Pull ONLY~~ the ~~Overall Score column for each Topic~~''' ~~Inside each topic~~ sheet ~~(e.g. 01_Business_Entry,~~		'''Step - 4:''' '''Navigate to the correct sheet/tab.''' Use the sheet tabs at the bottom depending on what you are pulling:

	02_Business_Location ~~,etc~~.)		* '''00_B-READY Pillar Score'''
			* '''01_Business_Entry'''
			* '''02_Business_Location'''
			* '''03_Utility_Services'''
			* '''04_Labor'''
			* '''05_Financial_Services'''
			* '''06_International_Trade'''
			* '''…etc.'''

	6'''~~. Export / Save your cleaned data.~~''' ~~Copy the selected columns into a new Excel file,~~ '''or''' ~~Save the~~ sheet ~~as CSV for use~~		'''Step - 5:''' '''Pull ONLY the Overall Score column for each Topic''' Inside each topic sheet (e.g. 01_Business_Entry, 02_Business_Location ,etc.)

	in Python/SQL. Then import it the data into your .db		'''Step - 6: Export / Save your cleaned data.''' Copy the selected columns into a new Excel file, '''or''' Save the sheet as CSV for use in Python/SQL. Then import it the data into your .db

	== Data Notes ==		== Data Notes ==

Henok.Feleke: /* Tables In IFs: B-READY */

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Henok.Feleke: /* Tables In IFs: B-READY */

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Norah.Shamin: /* Tables In IFs: Doing Business Report */

2025-08-19T15:31:21Z

Tables In IFs: Doing Business Report

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	The World Bank has an annual global doing business report available here http://www.doingbusiness.org/. The Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021. In 2020, the World Bank halted the Doing Business report after an internal audit revealed that data had been improperly altered in past reports to boost the rankings of certain countries. Specifically, it was found that the rankings of China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Azerbaijan had been adjusted inappropriately due to pressure from senior World Bank officials. In September 2021, the World Bank officially announced that it would discontinue the Doing Business report. The decision came after the findings of the investigation, which detailed significant ethical concerns, particularly with regards to the manipulation of rankings for political and economic reasons.		The World Bank has an annual global doing business report available here http://www.doingbusiness.org/. The Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021. In 2020, the World Bank halted the Doing Business report after an internal audit revealed that data had been improperly altered in past reports to boost the rankings of certain countries. Specifically, it was found that the rankings of China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Azerbaijan had been adjusted inappropriately due to pressure from senior World Bank officials. In September 2021, the World Bank officially announced that it would discontinue the Doing Business report. The decision came after the findings of the investigation, which detailed significant ethical concerns, particularly with regards to the manipulation of rankings for political and economic reasons.

			= Tables In IFs: B-READY =
			= Data Pulling Instructions: B-READY =
	= Tables In IFs: Doing Business Report =		= Tables In IFs: Doing Business Report =
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Norah.Shamin: /* 2024 Update: Data Pulling Instructions */

2025-08-19T15:30:18Z

2024 Update: Data Pulling Instructions

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	<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GovWBDoingBusImportDaysNew, calculated by adding </font><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif,arial,verdana,"trebuchet ms" ; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: -webkit-text-stroke-width: white-space: word-spacing: 0px;">the Documentary compliance and Border compliance time for import together.</span>		<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GovWBDoingBusImportDaysNew, calculated by adding </font><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif,arial,verdana,"trebuchet ms" ; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: -webkit-text-stroke-width: white-space: word-spacing: 0px;">the Documentary compliance and Border compliance time for import together.</span>

	= ~~2024 Update:~~ Data Pulling Instructions =		= Data Pulling Instructions: Doing Business Report 2024 Update =
	'''For the 2024 update, the Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021.'''		'''For the 2024 update, the Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021.'''

Norah.Shamin at 15:29, 19 August 2025

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	== Data Pulling Instructions: Doing Business ==		= Data Pulling Instructions: Doing Business =
	#The data can be accessed from the World Bank’s Doing Business database page http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/doing-business-database. By clicking on the tab entitled "Data & Resources", the raw data can be downloaded either through CSV format or Excel format.		#The data can be accessed from the World Bank’s Doing Business database page http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/doing-business-database. By clicking on the tab entitled "Data & Resources", the raw data can be downloaded either through CSV format or Excel format.
	#Using Excel files as an example, the file contains three sheets with the names Data, Series, and Footnote. The Doing Business data was acquired from the Data tab. Prior to importing the data into the IFs, the raw data needs some pre-processing. The first step is to concord the country names with the IFs country names since the IFs does not have a specific country concordance list for Doing Business data. Then, the next step is to separate the data into several individual files based on different series. After those two procedures, the data should be ready for import.		#Using Excel files as an example, the file contains three sheets with the names Data, Series, and Footnote. The Doing Business data was acquired from the Data tab. Prior to importing the data into the IFs, the raw data needs some pre-processing. The first step is to concord the country names with the IFs country names since the IFs does not have a specific country concordance list for Doing Business data. Then, the next step is to separate the data into several individual files based on different series. After those two procedures, the data should be ready for import.
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	<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GovWBDoingBusImportDaysNew, calculated by adding </font><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif,arial,verdana,"trebuchet ms" ; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: -webkit-text-stroke-width: white-space: word-spacing: 0px;">the Documentary compliance and Border compliance time for import together.</span>		<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GovWBDoingBusImportDaysNew, calculated by adding </font><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif,arial,verdana,"trebuchet ms" ; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: -webkit-text-stroke-width: white-space: word-spacing: 0px;">the Documentary compliance and Border compliance time for import together.</span>

	=~~= '''~~2024 Update: Data Pulling Instructions~~''' =~~=		= 2024 Update: Data Pulling Instructions =
	'''For the 2024 update, the Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021.'''		'''For the 2024 update, the Doing Business project faced criticism and was discontinued in 2021.'''

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	** If the new values are not null, then use the new values.		** If the new values are not null, then use the new values.
	* The final series contains values from 2003 to 2020.		* The final series contains values from 2003 to 2020.

			= Data Notes =

Andrew.French at 22:23, 5 August 2025

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	\|GovBusinessRegulationIndex		\|GovBusinessRegulationIndex
	\|A composit index of ~~bussness~~ environment indicators. Higher indicates a greater ease of doing business.		\|A composit index of business environment indicators. Higher indicates a greater ease of doing business.
	\|2004-2010		\|2004-2010
	\|1		\|1

Norah.Shamin at 16:12, 3 July 2025

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