Protecting Investors
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In doing business 2008, protecting investors is an important parameter dealing with protection of small shareholders. Investor protection includes following points:
In doing business 2008, protecting investors is an important parameter dealing with protection of small shareholders. Investor protection includes following points:
- Transparency in transactions
- Liability for Self Dealing,
- and Investor protection index
New Zealand, which comes under the OECD region has been ranked 1 in protecting investors worldwide.
Find below the rankings made among the nations on the basis of protecting investors:
Economy Protecting Investors 2008 Economy Protecting Investors 2008 Economy Protecting Investors 2008 Economy Protecting Investors 2008 New Zealand 1 Kyrgyz Republic 33 Lebanon 83 Guinea-Bissau 122 Singapore 2 West Bank and Gaza 33 Nicaragua 83 Central African Republic 122 Hong Kong, China 3 India 33 Uruguay 83 Togo 138 Malaysia 4 Mozambique 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 83 Burkina Faso 138 United States 5 Saudi Arabia 50 Russia 83 Liberia 138 Canada 5 Australia 51 Egypt 83 Lesotho 141 Ireland 5 Finland 51 Tanzania 83 Philippines 141 Israel 5 Sweden 51 Netherlands 98 Ukraine 141 United Kingdom 9 Latvia 51 Slovakia 98 Sudan 141 South Africa 9 Italy 51 Tonga 98 Mauritania 141 Mauritius 11 Kazakhstan 51 Panama 98 Equatorial Guinea 141 Japan 12 Solomon Islands 51 Moldova 98 Tunisia 147 Belgium 12 Seychelles 51 Argentina 98 Marshall Islands 147 Puerto Rico 12 Paraguay 51 Belarus 98 Honduras 147 Norway 15 Nigeria 51 Sierra Leone 98 Gabon 147 Peru 15 Indonesia 51 Eritrea 98 Benin 147 Trinidad and Tobago 15 Madagascar 51 Luxembourg 107 Côte d’Ivoire 147 Bangladesh 15 Angola 51 Hungary 107 Mali 147 Denmark 19 Iceland 64 Botswana 107 Niger 147 St. Lucia 19 Korea 64 Belize 107 Burundi 147 Kuwait 19 France 64 United Arab Emirates 107 Congo, Rep. 147 Antigua and Barbuda 19 Namibia 64 El Salvador 107 Congo, Dem. Rep. 147 Mongolia 19 Oman 64 Jordan 107 Switzerland 158 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19 Taiwan, China 64 Azerbaijan 107 Greece 158 Slovenia 19 Turkey 64 Ethiopia 107 Costa Rica 158 Samoa 19 Maldives 64 Syria 107 Morocco 158 St. Kitts and Nevis 19 Vanuatu 64 Uzbekistan 107 Iran 158 Colombia 19 Jamaica 64 Iraq 107 Haiti 158 Grenada 19 Serbia 64 Zimbabwe 107 Senegal 158 Pakistan 19 Sri Lanka 64 Cameroon 107 Palau 165 Dominica 19 Guyana 64 Brunei 121 Vietnam 165 Montenegro 19 Nepal 64 Austria 122 Micronesia 165 Thailand 33 Zambia 64 Croatia 122 Gambia 165 Estonia 33 Brazil 64 Dominican Republic 122 Albania 165 Georgia 33 Algeria 64 Yemen 122 Rwanda 165 Chile 33 Malawi 64 Guatemala 122 Guinea 165 Fiji 33 Cambodia 64 Uganda 122 Venezuela 165 Portugal 33 Germany 83 Bhutan 122 Djibouti 173 Mexico 33 Lithuania 83 Ecuador 122 Suriname 174 Bulgaria 33 Spain 83 Cape Verde 122 Swaziland 175 Romania 33 Armenia 83 Bolivia 122 Tajikistan 176 Kiribati 33 Czech Republic 83 Comoros 122 Lao PDR 176 Poland 33 Kenya 83 São Tomé and Principe 122 Afghanistan 178 Papua New Guinea 33 Macedonia, FYR 83 Timor-Leste 122 Ghana 33 China 83 Chad 122 Source: Doing Business Database
