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United Kingdom

Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The RIO uses several interlocking mechanisms to reduce regulatory barriers to innovation.Direct business engagement. The RIO works with individual companies to identify specific regulatory blockages…

Ethiopia

The Startup Proclamation

Year Introduced: 2025 | National-level

The Startup Proclamation operates through multi-layered mechanisms combining designation frameworks, financial incentives, regulatory sandboxes, and institutional support structures.Startup…

Kosovo

Kosovo's VAT Refund Processing Enhancement

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The VAT Refund Processing Enhancement operates through multiple integrated mechanisms combining legal framework amendment, risk-based categorization, and operational streamlining.Legal Amendment and…

Venezuela

Law for the Promotion and Development of New Enterprises

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The law operates through integrated system combining registration mechanisms, tax incentives, financing access, administrative simplification, and institutional support.National Registry of…

Paraguay

Exporta Fácil (Commercial Integration Project by postal shipments for MSMEs)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

Exporta Fácil operates through a digitalized, simplified export process that removes bureaucratic barriers typically faced by MSMEs. The program allows companies to export packages weighing up to 20…

Tajikistan

Law No 1269: On Inspection of Activities of Business Entities

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

Law No 1269 operates through several integrated mechanisms designed to fundamentally change how government agencies inspect businesses.Risk-Based Inspection System: Rather than inspecting all…

Brazil

The Economic Freedom Act (Lei da Liberdade Econômica)

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

At its core, the Economic Freedom Act is guided by four main principles: freedom as a guarantee in the exercise of economic activities, good faith of private parties when dealing with the government…

India

The Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP)

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

Led by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), BRAP consists of a series of annual action plans where states are evaluated on their reform efforts. BRAP works by…

United Kingdom

The Smarter Regulation Programme

Year Introduced: 2023 | National-level

The Smarter Regulation Programme operates on three core pillars designed to streamline regulations, promote innovation, and drive economic growth across all sectors.The first pillar focuses on…

Canada

Alberta Red Tape Reduction Act

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The Red Tape Reduction Act enables the provincial government to create an inventory of current regulations, assess their effectiveness, and focus on outcomes rather than processes to ensure all…

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