Doing Business 2012
Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation.
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Doing Business 2012
Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation.
OECD-MENA Women's Business Forum
A platform for empowering women in business: http://www.oecd.org/document/8/0,3746,en_34645207_34645590_44092488_1_1_1_1,00.html
Forbes recommended small business blogs
http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=320
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Wall Street Journal: Small Business
Small business news: http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-small-business-marketing.html
Doing Business in the Arab World 2011.
This World Bank report analyzes business regulation and protection of property rights in 20 economies in the Arab world (http://www.doingbusiness.org/reports/regional-reports/arab-world).
The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
Report by the WorldBank that contains best practices how to increase women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Women Matter
As part of its partnership with the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society McKinsey has been developing knowledge about gender diversity and corporate performance for the past two years.
