GBCI 2025: Hong Kong, NZ among easiest for business while China rises in complexity


Hong Kong city skyline. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong and New Zealand remain among the world's least complex jurisdictions for doing business, according to the latest Global Business Complexity Index (GBCI) released by TMF Group.

The index, which analyses the business environment in 79 jurisdictions covering 94 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP), ranks jurisdictions based on over 250 indicators of business complexity. Jurisdiction ranked first is deemed the most complex, while the 79th is the least.

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