B-READY Assessment:
The inclusion of India in the Business Ready (B-READY) 2026 assessment has renewed attention on India’s business reform trajectory.
- World Bank Group’s Business Ready (B-READY) is a global benchmarking exercise designed to assess the business and investment climate across economies. It replaces the earlier Doing Business Report with a more transparent, comprehensive, and modern methodology.
- Following the discontinuation of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report (DBR) Report in 2020, the World Bank launched the B-Ready Assessment in 2024.
- Developed and administered by the World Bank Group (WBG)
- Data collected through expert consultations and firm-level surveys (World Bank Enterprise Surveys – WBES)
- Aim of B-READY:
- To provide a quantitative and evidence-based assessment of the business environment.
- To evaluate how regulations and public services support private sector development.
- To promote inclusive, sustainable, and digitally enabled economic growth.
- Three Pillars of B-READY
- Pillar I – Regulatory Framework
- Assesses rules and regulations governing business entry, operation, and closure.
- Focuses on statutory laws (de jure framework).
- Pillar II – Public Services
- Evaluates government-provided infrastructure and institutional support.
- Includes digital systems, licensing authorities, dispute resolution bodies, etc.
- Pillar III – Operational Efficiency
- Measures ease of compliance and real-world implementation (de facto).
- Captures nationwide firm-level experiences through surveys.
- Pillar I – Regulatory Framework
