READING

READING

DEFINITION READING:

• The act of reading something.
• The activity of reading a book, magazine, etc.
• A book, article, etc., that is being read or that is intended to be read

EXAMPLES OF READING:

• The family attended the reading of her will.
• The speech ended with a reading from his latest novel.
• After several readings, I finally understood the meaning of the poem.
• He needs help in reading.
• The teacher gave us a list of books for further reading on the subject.

    

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Colombia becomes Latin America’s best country for doing business.

Colombia is the best country in Latin America for doing business, the World Bank said Wednesday in its annual Doing Business report.                                                                                 Globally, Colombia ranked 34 on a list of 198 economies, nine places higher than last year’s ranking. The country outperformed Latin American American countries Chile and Peru that least year ranked higher.

MORE: Colombia 3rd best country for doing business in Latin America: World Bank

The World Bank praised the country’s improvements in legislation to regulates taxes, credit and property registration. Particularly a 2013 law that allowed companies to use other property than real estate as collateral for loans was one of the reasons the country rose in the ranking, claimed Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas.

“Companies can now use machinery, equipment, inventory or labor capital as guarantee for credit and do not only depend on real estate property,” said the minister in a press release celebrating the World Bank’s recognition.

The world’s leading economies for doing business are Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

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