The cutting-edge negotiations over Greece have not stopped Greece from jumping in the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) world competitiveness ranking that rates the ease of conducting business in various countries. The top-ranking Swiss business school judged countries’ competitiveness by a combination of their economic performance, government efficiency, infrastructure and business efficiency.
Despite the impasse in negotiations, Greece bounced from 57th to 50th place in the ranking index that assesses 61 countries.
Europe’s top 10 countries for competitiveness—IMD:
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
- Norway
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Ireland
- U.K.
- Finland
The world’s top 10 countries for competitiveness—IMD:
- U.S.
- Hong Kong (China)
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Luxembourg
- Norway
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Germany
