1. BLOOMBERG NEWS RANKINGS TOP TEN COUNTRIES FOR BUSINESS

2. METHODOLOGY 50 NATIONS ANALYZED ON SIX BROAD CRITERIA 1.DEGREE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION  Correlation to the global market 2.COST OF SETTING UP A BUSINESS  Financing a business and foreign direct investment 3.COST OF LABOR AND MATERIALS  Productivity, size of labor force, health system and natural resource rate of depletion 4.COST OF MOVING GOODS  Transportation efficiency and infrastructure 5.LESS TANGIBLE COSTS  Corruption, property rights, inflation, taxes 6.READINESS OF LOCAL CONSUMER BASE  Size of the middle class, GDP per capita

3. NUMBER 10 / SINGAPORE Economic Integration: 17 Business Startup Cost: 4 Labor/Material Cost: 15 Transport Cost: 6 Less Tangible Costs: 7 Local Consumer Base: 18

4. NUMBER NINE / AUSTRIA Economic Integration: 7 Business Startup Cost: 11 Labor/Material Cost: 8 Transport Cost: 12 Less Tangible Costs: 15 Local Consumer Base: 11

5. NUMBER EIGHT / FRANCE Economic Integration: 3 Business Startup Cost: 5 Labor/Material Cost: 13 Transport Cost: 10 Less Tangible Costs: 16 Local Consumer Base: 2

6. NUMBER SEVEN / JAPAN Economic Integration: 4 Business Startup Cost: 1 Labor/Material Cost: 7 Transport Cost: 8 Less Tangible Costs: 9 Local Consumer Base: 7

7. NUMBER SIX / GERMANY Economic Integration: 1 Business Startup Cost: 19 Labor/Material Cost: 17 Transport Cost: 1 Less Tangible Costs: 1 Local Consumer Base: 4

8. NUMBER FIVE / AUSTRALIA Economic Integration: 12 Business Startup Cost: 8 Labor/Material Cost: 6 Transport Cost: 7 Less Tangible Costs: 14 Local Consumer Base: 3

9. NUMBER FOUR / UNITED KINGDOM Economic Integration: 2 Business Startup Cost: 12 Labor/Material Cost: 10 Transport Cost: 9 Less Tangible Costs: 6 Local Consumer Base: 13

10. NUMBER 3 / UNITED STATES Economic Integration: 14 Business Startup Cost: 9 Labor/Material Cost: 1 Transport Cost: 3 Less Tangible Costs: 13 Local Consumer Base: 20

11. NUMBER 2 / NETHERLANDS Economic Integration: 10 Business Startup Cost: 1 Labor/Material Cost: 3 Transport Cost: 4 Less Tangible Costs: 5 Local Consumer Base: 8

12. NUMBER 1 / HONG KONG Economic Integration: 13 Business Startup Cost: 2 Labor/Material Cost: 2 Transport Cost: 5 Less Tangible Costs: 2 Local Consumer Base: 1