World Bank Investment Climate Assessments

http://rru.worldbank.org/EnterpriseSurveys/ICAs.aspx

Produced by the World Bank, but for only a few countries so far, these spectacularly detailed reports assess the quality of regulation and infrastructure for business. Surveys add hard data on the greatest obstacles to business progress (for instance, in Bangladesh the top three are "electricity," "corruption," and arbitrary "tax administration"). Note that these reports focus on domestic firms, not foreign investors -- but give an unmatched picture of the business environment nonetheless.

KEYWORDS: risk for investors, regulatory quality