Doing Business 2020

Malta
✓ Starting a business
Malta made starting a business easier by implementing an online one-stop 
shop for the registration of employers, employees, and value added tax.
✓ Getting electricity
Malta increased the reliability of power supply by upgrading its power grid 
infrastructure and launching a network planning and operations control 
center.
Employing workers
Malta changed regulations pertaining to paid annual leave.
Mauritania
✓ Getting credit
Mauritania improved access to credit information by launching a new credit 
reporting system, distributing both positive and negative data, and offering 
credit scores to banks and financial institutions.
✓ Enforcing contracts
Mauritania made enforcing contracts easier by introducing a simpli-
fied procedure for small claims, setting time standards for key court 
events, and limiting adjournments. Mauritania also adopted a law that 
regulates all aspects of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution 
mechanism.
Mauritius
✓ Dealing with construction permits
Mauritius streamlined the process of dealing with construction permits by 
simplifying the process of plan approvals from utilities and reducing the 
time to apply for wastewater connection.

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Summaries of Doing Business reforms in 2018/19
✓ Registering property
Mauritius made property registration faster by making it easier to check for 
encumbrances. Mauritius also improved the quality of its land administra-
tion system by publishing official service standards and court statistics on 
land disputes.
✓ Enforcing contracts
Mauritius made enforcing contracts easier by publishing performance mea-
surement reports for the commercial division of the Supreme Court.
✓ Resolving insolvency
Mauritius made resolving insolvency easier by improving the continuation 
of the debtor’s business during insolvency proceedings.