Mapping the Way Forward: The Launch of the 2016 Doing Business Report

Launched in 2003, the Doing Business project aims to provide an objective basis for understanding and improving the regulatory environment for business around the world. Generated from comprehensive quantitative data collection and analysis, these annual reports compare business regulation environments across economies and over time, providing data on the ease of doing business, ranking each location, and recommending reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas. Please join us for the official launch of the World Bank's 2016 Doing Business Report. Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of the Global Indicators Group, will present the report, followed by an expert panel discussion on the implications of these findings for actors in a post-2015 development world. Featuring: Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros Director, Global Indicators Group, World Bank Group Panelists: Dr. Charles Collyns Chief Economist, Institute of International Finance The Honorable Ana Guevara Former U.S. Alternate Executive Director, World Bank Group Dr. John Mayo Professor, McDonough School of Business and Executive Director for the Center on Business and Public Policy, Georgetown University Ambassador Anthony Earl Wayne Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Moderated by: Mr. Daniel F. Runde William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development