PricewaterhouseCoopers finds the O-Factor a determinant of the cost of capital and the obstacles of foreign direct investment in a country. In their first Opacity Index report, Pricewaterhousecoopers studied this O-Factor in 35 countries. The companies were chosen both for a good geographic sample and from the full spectrum of the World Bank's economic tiers. The impacts are significant. Following are some O-Factor scores from the first report.
High numbers indicate a high degree of opacity and low numbers indicate a low degree.
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