Colombia

Economy Overview

Region	Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category	Upper middle income
Population	46,300,196
GNI Per Capita (US$)	5,510.00

Doing Business 2012 Rank	Doing Business 2011 Rank	Change in Rank
42	47	5

Topic Rankings	DB 2012 Rank	DB 2011 Rank	Change in Rank
Starting a Business	65	73	8
Dealing with Construction Permits	29	29	No change
Getting Electricity	134	131	-3
Registering Property	51	54	3
Getting Credit	67	64	-3
Protecting Investors	5	5	No change
Paying Taxes	95	120	25
Trading Across Borders	87	83	-4
Enforcing Contracts	149	149	No change
Resolving Insolvency	12	29	17

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Colombia. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

'How'm I Doing?'

I watch way too much Family Guy and this is perhaps my favorite 10 seconds of that show ever.  Enjoy.

Ween -- 'Bananas and Blow'

I love when people cut their random home videos to Ween songs (although I think those are plantains, dude).  I think I just love Ween songs, really. 

Morocco

Economy Overview

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Region	Middle East & North Africa
Income Category	Lower middle income
Population	32,381,283
GNI Per Capita (US$)	2,850.00

Doing Business 2012 Rank	Doing Business 2011 Rank	Change in Rank
94	115	21

Topic Rankings	DB 2012 Rank	DB 2011 Rank	Change in Rank
Starting a Business	93	82	-11
Dealing with Construction Permits	75	76	1
Getting Electricity	107	102	-5
Registering Property	144	143	-1
Getting Credit	98	96	-2
Protecting Investors	97	153	56
Paying Taxes	112	148	36
Trading Across Borders	43	48	5
Enforcing Contracts	89	87	-2
Resolving Insolvency	67	63	-4

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This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Morocco. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

The Marx Brothers

Little Willie John -- 'Fever'

Tom in Australia