Over the past 17 years, the World Bank鈥檚 Doing Business (DB) index has evolved to be the most cited benchmark for evaluating the regulatory environment of small businesses around the world. Recently, the World Bank acknowledged 鈥渄ata irregularities鈥� in audit reports and suspended its 2021 publication. The external panel specifically identified irregularities in the indicators regarding the judiciary鈥檚 role in contract enforcement and those which suggest the need for law reform. This author argues that rankings of favourable business climates must be independently scrutinized, especially where the indices extend to the role of the local judiciary.
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