ARTA sets local doing business ranking

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is planning to undertake a local doing business ranking in the country following the World Bank's announcement that it will hold the Ease of Doing Business report due to alleged irregularities.

In a statement over the weekend, ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said ARTA will meet with the Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red Tape Advisory Council that includes the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Information and Communication (DICT), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and representatives from the private sector to discuss further steps to be taken after the discontinuation of the report.