Guangdong's ceramics enterprises, however, are mostly small in size and weak in world competitiveness, and the lack of proprietary brands has rendered them vulnerable to market risks.

但业内人士指出，广东陶瓷出口企业中小规模企业居多，抵御国际市场风险和开拓国际市场的能力相对较弱，品牌缺乏是广东陶瓷出口行业缺乏抗风险能力的病根。

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The World Competitiveness Survey rates South Africa worst out of 133 countries for crime.

一项世界竞争力调查对133个国家的犯罪率进行了评级，南非被评为犯罪率最高的国家。

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"Germany is in a very competitive position today, more than ever," proclaims stephane Garelli, director of the World Competitiveness Center at the Swiss business school IMD.

“德国今天比以往任何时候都更有竞争力，”瑞士IMD商学院的世界竞争力研究中心主任stephane Garelli说。

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The World Economic Forum also released its Africa Competitiveness Report which said that African competitiveness in global markets was hindered by under-developed infrastructure, healthcare,education and financial institutions.

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The World Competitiveness Survey rates South Africa worst out of 133 countries for crime.

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In the latest World Competitiveness Scoreboard from IMD, the prestigious Swiss business school, Mexico places 56 out of 60, behind Romania.

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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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