For all the talk about the potential of emerging markets, developed economies in North America,
Western Europe and Asia remain the best places to do business, according to The Economist
Intelligence Unit’s latest Business Environment Rankings (BER). Singapore looks set to remain the
world’s most investor-friendly location in 2014-18, retaining its number-one spot from the 2009-13
period. Switzerland and Hong Kong also defend their second and third place position. The remainder of
the top ten is dominated by North America, Scandinavia and other developed Asian economies.