Analysis of the World Bank Doing Business indicator “Starting a Business” , as well as SIGMA expert review of government data and interviews with government officials responsible for business creation. The following performance metrics are used: • Number of procedures (World Bank data), average number for men and women; • Time in days (World Bank data), average number for men and women; • Cost to complete the administrative process in percentage of national income per capita (World Bank data), average share for men and women; • One-stop shop or digital availability of the service (expert review of the World Bank data, local expert confirmation, interviews with business representatives). Points are awarded if the full registration process for the company type used in the World Bank indicators is available either at a physical one-stop shop or through a purely digital interface. In some countries, a large network of intermediaries acts as one-stop shops, which can be considered as convenient as a digital process for the end user. Points are awarded for each of the four criteria (total of 6 points): • number of procedures: ---- 1.5 points = 1 to 5 procedures ---- 1 point = 6 to 8 procedures ---- 0 points = 9 or more procedures • time: ---- 1.5 points = 1 to 7 days ---- 1 point = 8 to 11 days ---- 0 points = 12 or more days • cost: ---- 1.5 points = 0%-1.99% of income per capita ---- 1 point = 2%-3.99% of income per capita ---- 0 points = 4% or more of income per capita • one-stop shop or full digital availability: ---- 1.5 points = yes ---- 0 points = no