Our ratings have risen 30 points on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings and the chest-thumping has started. That's because in the current climate of doubt, the government is forced to clutch at straws.

The rankings are based on time taken for starting a business, getting building sanctions, getting a power connection, registering purchase of property, getting credit sanctioned, protection of investors, taxation, foreign trade, enforcement of contracts, among other things.