Methodology

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In this year's edition, there are 6 categories on which the cities were scored and ranked. These categories are composed of a total of 111 variables grouped together into a total of 28 scored variables. The cities are scored and ranked using the methodologies described in the links below. (The methodology of the overall Ease of Doing Business score is viewable at the yellow button below.)