And Egypt has proven a remarkable reformer recently, slashing minimum capital requirements for starting a business, cutting costs for property registration and speeding up shipping times on imported and exported goods.

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Until 2002 the couple maintained property, voter registration and tax filing with Minnesota, but spent summer vacations in Montana.

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Since 2007 South Korea, South Africa and nine other nations have cut the role notaries play in property or business registration.

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The draft tries to streamline the registration of property sales and make it easier for interested parties to check details.

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Their problem is common in Russia: They built on land leased from the city, paying rent and property taxes for 16 years, but never managed to obtain registration for the house.

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Registration means that a formal review has to take place before the property can be demolished.

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Plan said it wanted policymakers to ensure universal birth registration for all children orphaned by or living with Aids, protection of inheritance and property rights for Aids orphans and basic access to health care.

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