10 World's Most Business Friendly Countries

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country that comprises of two main landmasses of North and South islands as well as the other smaller islands. The executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet which is led by the Prime Minister and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the state and the represented by Governor- General. It has a prosperous, modern and developed market economy. The country has been facing the longest recession in over thirty years and unemployment rate amongst the youth had increased to 17.4 percent in 2011. The brain drain is still continuing and nearly one quarter of highly skilled workers lives overseas. But in the recent years the brain gain has brought educated professionals from other lesser developed countries. The country’s GDP is estimated to be $126.68 billion.