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Date stated in the original: 5 November 2016. Review note: 6 November 2026.

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The World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 ranking has been published. Among 190 countries, Bulgaria falls to 39th place for ease of doing business, losing two positions compared with 37th place in the previous, 2016 edition.

Other EU countries follow Bulgaria: Hungary in 41st place, Belgium in 42nd and Italy in 50th, down from 44th. Romania (36th), the Czech Republic (27th) and Poland (24th) are better placed.

Despite its good ranking among 190 countries worldwide, Bulgaria is overtaken by countries such as Kazakhstan (35th) and Armenia (38th). Macedonia stands out in tenth place.