Doing Business 2020

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Rwanda
✓
 Starting a business
Rwanda made starting a business easier by exempting newly formed small 
and medium-size enterprises from paying the trading license tax for their 
first two years of operation.
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 Dealing with construction permits
Rwanda made dealing with construction permits faster by reducing the time 
to obtain a water and sewage connection. Rwanda also improved building 
quality control by requiring all construction professionals to obtain liability 
insurance on buildings once in use.
✓
 Getting electricity
Rwanda improved the reliability of power supply by upgrading its power 
grid infrastructure.
Employing workers
Rwanda changed regulations pertaining to weekly rest, working hours, 
severance payments, and reemployment priority rules after redundancy 
dismissals.
San Marino
✓
 Starting a business
San Marino made starting a business easier by extending the deadline to 
deposit the paid-in capital.
Saudi Arabia
✓
 Starting a business
Saudi Arabia made starting a business easier by establishing a one-
stop shop that merged several pre- and postregistration procedures. 
Saudi Arabia also eliminated the requirement for married women to 
provide additional documents when applying for a national identity 
card.
✓
 Dealing with construction permits
Saudi Arabia made dealing with construction permits easier by launching 
an online platform and by enabling civil defense approval after the issuance 
of the building permit.
✓
 Getting electricity
Saudi Arabia made getting electricity easier by streamlining connection 
works and meter installation, by using a geographic information system 
to review new electrical connection requests, and by no longer requiring 
certificates of completion.

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