The World Competitiveness Survey rates South Africa worst out of 133 countries for crime.
In the latest World Competitiveness Scoreboard from IMD, the prestigious Swiss business school, Mexico places 56 out of 60, behind Romania.
S. Speaking of efficiency, in the previous post I referred to the international competitiveness rankings produced by the Swiss IMD World Competitiveness Center.
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The U.S. also fell out of first place in the overall 2006-2007 World Competitiveness rankings and now holds sixth place, with a composite score of 5.61 out of a possible 7.
The best way I know of to compare countries is via the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report.
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The EEC is prone to view the world in terms of competitiveness vis a vis the U.S.A. more than it should.
The World Economic Forum global competitiveness index shows that of the 27 nations in the European Union, 12 are more competitive in 2013 than 2012, while 12 are are less competitive with three unchanged.
In the Swiss-based World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness survey, South Africa comes top in sub-Saharan Africa and 50th out of 142 in the world.
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In the US at a similar panel, questions regarding the affect of export laws on US competitiveness around the world are a hot topic.
According to a report on national competitiveness by the World Economic Forum, the French rank and file has a much stronger work ethic than American, British or Dutch employees.
In an economy characterized by the convergence of globalized commerce, widely available information and rapid technological progress, innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial factors in sustaining and growing U.S. competitiveness in the world.
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And I will put that experience to work, to get our economy back on track, create jobs, strengthen the middle class and lay the groundwork for America's increased competitiveness in the world.
We should restore America's competitiveness in the world by reducing the federal business tax rate to match Ireland's 12.5 percent rate, which proved highly successful in promoting a boom in jobs and wages.
"We understand full well that the free flow of capital is a pillar of our leadership and competitiveness in the world, " says the Casey Institute's Roger W. Robinson, a former Reagan National Security Council senior director of international economic affairs who is widely credited as being behind the global transparency and disclosure initiative.
So it is no surprise that the public sector is Brazil's weakest point in the World Economic Forum's latest Global Competitiveness Report, released on September 7th.
Together, we should increase our exporting capacity in a contest of growing competitiveness among different regions of the world.
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The key problems Europe faces are instability in the eurozone, a "crisis of European competitiveness as other nations across the world soar ahead, " and a lack of democratic accountability, Cameron said.
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The World Economic Forum's latest ranking for global competitiveness had Japan at No. 7 globally.
Partly because of poor transport, the World Economic Forum's latest travel and tourism competitiveness index ranks Vietnam a lowly 96th out of 130 countries.
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What we need to do is make sure that everybody is pulling together, Democrats and Republicans and independents, folks at the federal level and the state levels, private sector with the public sector, to make sure that America retains it competitiveness, retains its leadership in the world.
The World Economic Forum, which published its latest rankings of competitiveness last week, rates both countries highly on infrastructure, education and management.
Now the yen is one of the world's weakest currencies, not because Japanese companies lack competitiveness but because of Japan's financial problems.
The World Economic Forum ranks Indonesia 69th out of 104 countries for its international competitiveness, far behind regional rivals such as Malaysia, Thailand or China.
But it's unclear how either of those two measures would directly boost competitiveness, or the ability of euro-zone businesses to produce world-beating goods and services at low cost.
Our infrastructure is falling far behind what the rest of the world is doing, and upgrading it is vital to our economy and our future competitiveness.
One reason for the disparity: competitiveness, as defined by a ranking of countries done annually by the World Economic Forum in Geneva (the same group that holds the high-powered Davos meeting).
America needs a modern immigration system that allows talent from around the world to contribute to the U.S. economy, enhancing U.S. competitiveness and spurring economic growth.
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