Ease of doing business

Brunei is not ranked very highly on the World Development Bank "Ease of Doing Business" survey.

Some research questions that could be answereed are: Some ideas:
 * 1) What is Brunei's current ranking, compared with ASEAN?
 * 2) What are the key areas where Brunei lags behind ASEAN peers? [This is a gap analysis]
 * 3) What initiatives could be developed to address the gap? [A performance improvement plan]

a. Reduce red tape through reducing the steps required for pre-approval for opening a business.

b. Outsource the inspection process for pre-approval. Service provider is paid based on meeting (or not meeting) service level agreements.