NormanH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This is the World Bank’s ease-of-doing-business ranking. The left column is 2011, and the second column is 2010.1 1 Singapore2 2 Hong Kong SAR3 3 New Zealand4 4 United Kingdom5 5 United States6 6 Denmark7 9 Canada8 7 Norway9 8 Ireland10 10 Australia11 12 Saudi Arabia12 13 Georgia13 11 Finland14 18 Sweden15 14 Iceland16 15 Korea, Rep17 17 Estonia18 19 Japan19 16 Thailand20 20 Mauritius21 23 Malaysia22 21 Germany23 26 Lithuania24 27 Latvia25 22 Belgium26 28 France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The people that I deal with in France were amazed when I told them that in the UK it was possible to register a limited company online and have the paperwork through within a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Wow! But France has improved its ranking I see.Still, that should be a sobering judgement for the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Does this reflect the view of French people doing business in France or foreigners trying to come in and do business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote user="NormanH"]This is the World Bank’s ease-of-doing-business ranking. The left column is 2011, and the second column is 2010. 1 1 Singapore2 2 Hong Kong SAR3 3 New Zealand4 4 United Kingdom22 21 Germany26 28 France[/quote]Quite so which is probably why HSBC and the Pru will relocate to no.1 / 2 . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote user="woolybanana"]Does this reflect the view of French people doing business in France or foreigners trying to come in and do business?[/quote]The latter I believe, or foreign businesses dealing with French ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 [quote user="Frecossais"]Still, that should be a sobering judgement for the country.[/quote]I doubt it gives a stuff. It's the world's loss, not France's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 [quote user="Pickles"]The people that I deal with in France were amazed when I told them that in the UK it was possible to register a limited company online and have the paperwork through within a couple of days. [/quote]I had a similar conversation about 5 years ago with a Paris taxi driver. When he asked what I did, I mentioned my 3 main jobs, and he asked me how many dossiers I'd had to submit to register my business, and to how many caisses I paid cotisations.When I explained that I hadn't had to do anything except advise the tax office, and that my "cotisations" were about £10 a month, he was a bit surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 As I've said before on this forum, I have French friends in the UK who are there for this reason - it's far easier for them to do business in the UK than here. It may indeed be seen as unimportant, but surely it drains away anybody with a bit of nous and drive and sends them elsewhere? Is this a good thing? It reminds me of the old "brain drain" which the UK used to suffer from but has certainly seemed to rise above in recent times. Or maybe that's my imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 [quote user="woolybanana"]Does this reflect the view of French people doing business in France or foreigners trying to come in and do business?[/quote]I should think it's both.I have set up a small publishing venture, and a business-savvy French friend asked me what training and formalities I had had for it. I told her that here in the UK you only have to purchase a batch of ISBNs (minimum 10; cost today about £118) - and just do it. She could not believe it.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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