Despite considerable progress, there remains room for improvement. For example, as observed
in the 2011 GRP Baseline Report, some economies still focus on a few direct operating costs to
businesses, such as the subset of costs included in the Doing Business indicators. This gives the
impression that the RIA is only a business impact test that is meant to increase business profits.
A RIA can indeed greatly reduce the direct costs to businesses of complying with government
regulations, and most RIAs do measure business costs. Some economies have developed specific
measurement techniques focused on business costs. Relevant examples are presented below: