Doing business 2017 is the 14th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it doing business presents quantitativeindicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies from afghanistan to zimbabwe and over time. Fourteenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies doing business 2017 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity o starting a business o dealing with construction permits o getting electricity o registering property o getting credit o protecting minority investors o paying taxes o trading across borders o enforcing contracts o resolving insolvency. Fourteenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies doing business 2017 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity o starting a business o dealing with construction permits o getting electricity o registering property o getting credit o protecting minority investors