The best and worst countries for entrepreneurs in
BY JOACHIM BAMRUD
Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America and sixth-largest in the world, may have a lot of good things going for it, including the 2014 World Cup in soccer and 2016 Olympics.
But President Dilma Rousseff may want to take a closer look at the environment for entrepreneurs in the South American country.
The index uses data from The World Bank’s Doing Business report for 2012 and the Global Competitiveness Report 2011-12 from the World Economic Forum.
It takes a whopping 119 days to start a business in
Keywords: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
THE NUMBERS
Latin Entrepreneur Index 2012
Latin Entrepreneur Index 2012: The Data