U.S. Drops From First to Third in Global Competitiveness Ranking The Washington Times
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mvErGlsJk6m__qowoez9A7cmAhubkNB0CmmE9-r_-plS SVkiJugIMeJLqBnJ7nDXdQ8MCAvo2c56YlIGnz-Y8CtobUIQ5za54slS0oudk6cYSaCHESq1QeKt Vbhx4X9Db7oas3EFU2oWoMbOvmLQrio-8ipGMQBUfQTz_RVdKewN3TFCm-h9GQwNcEdJsLNxyI9Y orh5lv5LAdOCQbvzIIEVXleTMwLcuTsF8unSaKAQfYS_us2B5YDJBf-Lx6hAq2_9Gp96BV4qsco7 t4B6ikwpMFAgegYm&c=Scz5pgonF8fOLGMvcDS5Gxi6HtabA1arHhCQnw5c_NkJhPdXZl8aLQ==& ch=G1orP1Y7a4NPjCQSPbKTpUJwWb0br-LqeH0ZBPV7r9j58veir0zJQg==> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/31/us-drops-1st-3rd-global-comp etitiveness-ranking/ ... The U.S. economy is no longer the most competitive and pro-business in the world, after holding the top spot for the previous three years, according to a comprehensive new survey. The Switzerland-based IMD World Competitiveness Center in its 2016 ranking puts the U.S. third behind China's Hong Kong region and Switzerland ... The sheer size and scope of the American economy were no longer sufficient to keep it at the top of the closely-watched global ranking, Arturo Bris, director of the IMD center, said. "The common pattern among all of the countries in the top 20 is their focus on business-friendly regulation, physical and intangible infrastructure and inclusive institutions." Rounding out the top ten competitive economies were Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
