Competitiveness
Introduction
Manufacturing for Growth
Manufacturing for Growth Interactive Report ReaderExecutive SummaryVolume 1Volume 2Volume 3Manufacturing for GrowthStrategies for Driving Growth and EmploymentExecutive Summary Download Executive Summary hereThe Future of Manufacturing report (April 2012) identified a number of factors that will shape the future of competition between countries and companies. Three areas rose to the top as the most critical: human capital and talent development; innovation and technology advancement; and strategic use of public policy emphasizing collaboration between policy-makers and business leaders....
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April 23, 2013
A positive outlook for tourism
Despite improvements since 2009, consumer confidence remains below 2007 levels. Uncertainty prevails, with the Eurozone crisis, the US fiscal cliff and China’s rising inflation – all contributing to a dip in confidence towards the end of 2012. Against this backdrop, tourism had a record year in 2012, with increased global mobility driving international arrivals of over 1 billon, coupled with expenditure of US$ 1.2 trillion. This highlights the resilience of the sector and reinforces its importance as a key contributor to GDP.
Downturns in consumer confidence have historically resulted in...
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March 11, 2013
2 billion global travellers by 2020?
Kathleen Matthews addresses the future of travel and tourism
In 2013, travel and tourism are going places. More than most industries, we are the beneficiary of a demographic dividend, as the rising middle class families of China, India, Brazil and other emerging economies have money in their pockets and are able to realize their life-long dream to see the world.
This social and economic trend is not lost on governments, which now recognize that travel is trade and that it can boost exports and create new jobs. That’s why we’re starting to see some real progress in addressing the...
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March 8, 2013
When green travel meets big business
Giulia Carbone explains why the tourism industry needs to address ecological threats
Tourism needs a healthy and pristine environment. No other industry relies as heavily on unspoilt scenery and natural diversity to attract the crowds. When nature suffers, travel companies suffer, too. The question is how to create synergies between the tourism industry and conservation efforts, allowing both to thrive while minimizing negative impact.
For many conservation projects, ecotourism seems the perfect way to raise funds. Travellers in search of pristine natural beauty can help to finance...
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March 7, 2013
Are we moving toward sustainable travelism?
Geoffrey Lipman discusses how we are becoming more environmentally responsible tourists
Someone famously said that “an elephant is a very hard thing to define, but if you see one coming down the street you know what it is”. It’s rather the same about sustainability, travel and tourism – we’ve stopped describing it and started to engage it.
Twenty years ago at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit – when the modern approach to sustainable development was set out in Agenda 21 – the focus was on preserving the planet’s resources. For our sector, it was very much about ecotourism that often translated into...
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March 6, 2013
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013
Under the theme “Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation”, The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 assesses 140 economies worldwide based on the extent to which they are putting in place the factors and policies to make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism sector. Read the full news release for more information.The 2013 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) reveals that Switzerland, Germany and Austria lead the world in terms of travel and tourism competitiveness, with Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Canada, Sweden...
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March 6, 2013
What Europe must do to catch up
Thorsten Groth on the measures that should be taken to make Europe more competitive. Read the World Economic Forum’s Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness report.
History shows that sustained prosperity is best achieved through a winning combination of distinct competitiveness strengths. Currently, however, Europe as a whole faces a competitiveness deficit compared to other advanced countries, as well as a competitiveness divide within Europe. Fundamentally, these competitiveness challenges have caused many problems such as stagnating economic growth, rising unemployment and fiscal...
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January 24, 2013
What would happen to Russia if oil prices slumped?
Michael Bradshaw asks whether Russia, for all its economic growth, is too dependent on natural resources. Read the World Economic Forum’s report: Scenarios for the Russian Federation.The Russian Federation’s economic growth story has had more twists and turns in it than a Danish thriller.Almost two decades after transitioning from a planned to a market economy, and following a decade of buoyant growth, the country was hit hard by the financial and economic crisis of 2008 and 2009. Oil prices collapsed and Russia’s financial sector suffered greatly from limited...
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January 22, 2013
Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness
Europe’s competitiveness deficit, together with the competitiveness divide that has developed within its own borders, has jointly led to stagnation or declining growth, rising unemployment and fiscal instability.With a series of reforms under way and more yet to come, Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness highlights five key enablers that will be pivotal to making these measures work. These are: strong collaboration across stakeholders, political consistency, political leadership, sense of urgency as well as strong and clear communication plans.The Report shows that, when rebuilding its...
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January 17, 2013
How can competitiveness bolster resilient dynamism?
For more than three decades, the World Economic Forum has been working on the topic of national competitiveness, in an effort to understand and measure what drives national productivity and prosperity.
Being competitive requires countries to have in place a mix of factors such as solid infrastructure, a healthy and educated workforce, efficient markets, and a propensity for technological adoption and innovation. Over the years, we have continued to integrate the latest thinking and priorities into our work, with a goal of supporting national and regional efforts towards improved economic...
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January 3, 2013
Europe at the crossroads: unity or fragmentation?
The Forum:Blog has prepared a special series on “Resilient Dynamism, the main theme of 2013’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Guillaume Amigues, Community Manager for Europe at the World Economic Forum, offers a positive and realistic view on the future potential of Europe.
Future generations may see this period in Europe’s history as transformational for the continent. Monetary union and the very survival of the euro were under imminent threat thanks to the debt crisis.
But as Standard & Poor’s raises its credit rating for Greece, and European bailout funds start flowing again for...
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December 21, 2012
Europe has nothing to fear but fear itself
Professor Klaus Schwab is Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. His e-book, The Re-Emergence of Europe, was published on 14 December and available free of charge at http://www.weforum.org/re-emergence-europe
The eurozone will not break up. The price of departure is simply too great for any one country. Indeed, when Mario Draghi announced on 6 September that the European Central Bank (ECB) would undertake unlimited purchases of government bonds, the continent crossed the bridge to its future.
Europe’s leaders must see that the drawbridge has been lifted behind them. They...
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December 14, 2012
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012
The Global Gender Gap Index introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, and over time. The rankings are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them. The methodology and...
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October 16, 2012
Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. The Report series remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide. Access the data platform to visualize and download the data.This year’s report findings show that Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report for the fourth consecutive year. Singapore remains in second position with Finland, in third position, overtaking Sweden 4th). These and other...
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September 6, 2012
Can the WTO still change the rules of trade?
In a series of three blog posts, Peter Draper, vice-chair of the Global Agenda Council on Trade, examines some of the key trends.Current trade rules are based on the notion that firms in one nation sell things to customers in another nation. Hence, the rules framework concerns product-trade rather than process-trade. As such, they do not account for a range of policies and barriers that may not inhibit selling things, but do hinder moving things.This problem afflicts the WTO in particular, which has struggled to advance beyond its traditional focus on market-access barriers. The nature of...
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August 8, 2012
The Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report: Building a More Competitive Europe
The World Economic Forum’s Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report focuses on measuring Europe’s performance in becoming smart, inclusive and environmentally sustainable. It is the first in a series to measure Europe’s performance against its own Europe 2020 strategy and closely follows the Europe 2020 seven flagship initiatives: enterprise environment, digital agenda, innovative Europe, education and training, labour market and employment, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. Through the methodological framework of the Europe 2020 Competitiveness Index, the report measures the...
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June 2, 2012
The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012
Click here to read the full reportTravel and tourism (T&T) is an increasingly important driver of economic prosperity and social progress. It is estimated that the T&T sector accounts for about 9 percent of GDP and employment worldwide. For ASEAN, the sector has long been considered as critical for the creation of the ASEAN Economic Community. The potential of T&T in the region is indeed enormous. The region is blessed with a wealth of natural and cultural heritage. It possesses a long tradition of tourism, and is strategically located at the heart of Asia. The extraordinary...
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May 25, 2012
Financing Green Growth in a Resource-constrained World
The scale and frequency of weather shocks, combined
with long-term economic forecasts of climate change effects and fossil fuel
costs, are having a political as well as an economic impact. Many developing
country governments are changing their approach to infrastructure and
industrial planning, choosing to design more sustainable, resilient pathways to
economic growth. They are developing comprehensive national investment
programmes in clean energy, energy efficiency, water management,
climate-resilient agriculture, smart grids and low-carbon transport systems.
This strategic shift has been...
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February 16, 2012
The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012
Switzerland
tops the overall rankings in The Global
Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. Northern and Western European
countries dominate the top 10 with Sweden (3rd), Finland (4th), Germany (6th), the
Netherlands (7th), Denmark (8th) and the United Kingdom (10th). Japan remains the
second-ranked Asian economy at 9th place, despite falling three places since last
year.
The United
States continues its decline for the third year in a row, falling one more
place to fifth position. In addition to the macroeconomic vulnerabilities that continue...
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September 7, 2011
Global Competitiveness
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. The Report series remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide. Access the data platform to visualize and download the data.This year’s report findings show that Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report for the fourth consecutive year. Singapore remains in second position with Finland, in third position, overtaking Sweden 4th. These and other...
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September 7, 2011
The Global Gender Gap Report 2009
Over the last year, the world has seen the biggest recession in almost a century. It is clear that recovery will require, among other things, the best of talent, ideas and innovation. It is therefore more important now than ever before for countries and companies to pay heed to one of the fundamental cornerstones of economic growth available to them—the skills and talent of their female human resource pool. As consumers, voters, employees and employers, women will be integral to global economic recovery. However, it is not only the financial and...
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June 23, 2011
The Russia Competitiveness Report 2011
The Russia Competitiveness Report 2011 is being released at a time of great promise for the Russian Federation. Almost two decades after transitioning from a planned to a market economy, and following a decade of buoyant growth, the country was hit hard by the financial and economic crisis of 2008 and 2009. Oil prices collapsed and Russia’s financial sector suffered greatly from limited international liquidity. The government moved rapidly to protect the economy through stimulus measures and, since then, recovery has been slowly underway.
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June 6, 2011
The Indonesia Competitiveness Report 2011
The Indonesia Competitiveness Report 2011 is being released at the occasion of the 20th annual World Economic Forum on East Asia and at a critical juncture for Indonesia’s economic future. It is natural to predict a bright future for the country—and for the region as a whole, which is expected to contribute some 50 percent to global GDP growth in the next five years. Yet, as this Report describes, a number of challenges remain, which must be addressed in order to ensure that Indonesia sustains the recent positive momentum into the future.
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June 3, 2011
The Africa Competitiveness Report 2011
The Africa Competitiveness Report 2011, the third report jointly published by our organizations, comes out at a time when Africa’s recovery from the global economic crisis has been faster than it has in many other parts of the world. Indeed, Africa has seen what can be termed an “economic resurgence” over the past decade: between 2001 and 2010, gross domestic product growth on the continent averaged 5.2 percent annually—a rate also expected in 2011, and higher than the global average of 4.2 percent.Questions remain, however, as to how sustainable this growth will be over the longer term....
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May 3, 2011
The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011
Sweden and Singapore continue to top the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011, Transformations 2.0, released by the World Economic Forum, confirming the leadership of the Nordic countries and the Asian Tiger economies in adopting and implementing ICT advances for increased growth and development. Finland jumps to third place, while Switzerland and the United States are steady in fourth and fifth place respectively. The 10th anniversary edition of the report focuses on ICT’s power to transform society in the next decade through modernization and innovation. The...
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April 11, 2011
The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 Global Competitiveness Report is published against the backdrop of the deepest global economic slowdown in generations.What began as a financial cri- sis in a handful of industrialized economies continues to spill over into the real economy, engendering massive contractions in consumer demand, rising unemploy- ment, and mounting protectionist pressures worldwide.This year’s Report features a total of 133 economies, thus providing the most comprehensive assessment of its kind.The Report contains a detailed profile for each of the economies featured in the study as well as an...
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March 30, 2011
The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009
This year’s Global Competitiveness Report is being released at a time of multiple shocks to the global economy. The subprime mortgage crisis and the ensuing credit crunch, combined with rising inflation worldwide and the consequent slowdown in demand in many advanced economies, has engendered significant uncertainty about the short-term outlook for the world economy. Global growth is slowing, and it is not yet clear when the effects of the present crisis will subside.This Report remains our flagship publication within our Global Competitiveness Network, which groups a number of research...
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March 30, 2011
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011
The World Economic Forum has for the past five years engaged key industry and thought leaders through its Aviation, Travel & Tourism Industry Partnership Programme to carry out an in-depth analysis of the Travel & Tourism competitiveness of economies around the world. The aim is to provide a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue to ensure the development of strong and sustainable national Travel & Tourism industries capable of contributing effectively to international economic development. The theme of this edition of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, “Beyond the...
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March 2, 2011
The Global Economic Outlook
Global Economic Outlook: Recovery Is Gaining Pace and Confidence Is GrowingWhile emerging economies have recovered strongly, developed countries are also on the reboundWith additional public sector stimulus unlikely, the private sector should fuel growth through investmentThe G20 agenda must be sensitive to the concerns of countries that are not membersMore information on the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011: http://www.weforum.orgDavos, Switzerland, 29 January 2011 – The global economy is rebounding, led by developing economies including China and India, with developed ...
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January 29, 2011
Keys to Competitiveness: Lessons from the Nordics
Saturday 29 January, 09.00 - 10.30
Nordic economies have consistently ranked among the
most competitive globally – how can their policy innovations be applied in
other countries?
This workshop will address the following dimensions:
- Investment and education strategies- Innovations in gender policy- Tax and labour policies
Key Points
The Nordic
countries rank high in competitiveness. The Nordic
countries responded to economic crises in the 1970s and 1980s decisively and
effectively. Democracy,
transparency and a high level of trust in government ...
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January 29, 2011
The Arab World Competitiveness Review 2010
The Arab World Competitiveness Review 2010 finds that the global economic crisis has further widened the competitiveness gap between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the rest of the Arab world region. The review, published ahead of the 2010 World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, sees Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait outperforming other economies at a similar level of development in terms of competitiveness. In the overall ranking of 139 economies, they place 17th, 21st and 35th.United Arab Emirates is the only economy from the region that has...
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November 23, 2010
Benchmarking National Attractiveness for Private Investment in Latin American Infrastructure
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November 18, 2010
The Financial Development Report 2010
The United States and the United Kingdom managed to take the top spots despite stagnant or weakening scores in the World Economic Forum’s third annual Financial Development Report released today. Weak scores in financial stability for both countries appeared to impact the United Kingdom more with an appreciable decline in its overall score and a drop from the top spot in last year’s rankings. Their rankings were supported by greater relative declines in other countries’ scores. The scores for Asian financial centres Hong Kong and Singapore advanced to close their distance from the two...
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November 11, 2010
Regional and Country Competitiveness
The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2013 is a World Economic Forum - EBRD collaboration which analyses and benchmarks countries' competitiveness in the Arab world. Read the full news release for more information.The report highlights that a strong and vibrant private sector is key to address the unemployment challenge as only private business can create a sufficient number of jobs to absorb the countries’ growing young workforce. Furthermore, improving education, boosting skills and addressing bottlenecks in labour markets are identified as a win-win in terms of creating jobs and...
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November 11, 2010
Lisbon Review 2006 - Jennifer Blanke
Lisbon Review 2006 - Jennifer Blanke
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November 11, 2010
The Africa Competitiveness Report 2009
African businesses can become far more competitive, but African governments and their international partners will need to improve access to finance, resist pressure to erect trade barriers, upgrade infrastructure, improve healthcare and educational systems, and strengthen institutions.
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November 10, 2010
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009
Switzerland, Austria and Germany have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the third annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum. Among the top ten, France (4), Canada (5), Sweden (8) and Singapore (10) post improvements. The rankings are based on the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which measures the different regulatory and business-related issues that have been identified as levers for improving travel and tourism competitiveness in countries around the world.This...
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November 2, 2010
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness
Under the theme “Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation”, The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 assesses 140 economies worldwide based on the extent to which they are putting in place the factors and policies to make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism sector. Read the full news release for more information.The 2013 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) reveals that Switzerland, Germany and Austria lead the world in terms of travel and tourism competitiveness, with Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, France,...
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November 2, 2010
The Lisbon Review 2010
- Download the report- Rankings (Excel)- Lisbon Review 2008- Lisbon Strategy: EU's website- Centre for European Policy Studies - Centre for European Reform Ten years after European leaders announced their intention of making the region the most competitive economy by 2010, Europe has not yet met that goal, according to Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the World Economic Forum.According to the World Economic Forum's Lisbon Review, the Nordic countries are the strongest European performers in the area of innovation, attributable to their companies’...
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November 1, 2010
The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010
Singapore and Hong Kong SAR continue to occupy the top two positions followed by Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland in the The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010, released today by the World Economic Forum. New Zealand, Norway, Canada, Luxembourg and the Netherlands complete the top-10 list. Among the large economies, Germany is the best performer at 13th, ahead of the United States, which drops by three places to 19th. China (48th) and Brazil (87th) remain stable, while Turkey (62nd), India (84th) and Russia (114th) drop in the ranking.The results mirror the resilience against the threat of...
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October 24, 2010
International Trade
“Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities” finds that reducing supply chain barriers can increase global GDP up to 6 times more than removing all import tariffs. Such large increases in GDP would be associated with positive effects on unemployment, potentially adding millions of jobs to the global workforce. The report builds on eighteen industry case examples, spanning multiple industries and regions, to understand on-the-ground implications of supply chain barriers and the policy implications resulting. Companies must recognize and manage supply chain costs, and governments should...
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October 23, 2010
The Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010
As the world economy begins to recover from one of the worst economic crises in decades, information and communication technologies (ICT) is bound to play an increasingly prominent role as a key enabler of renewed and sustainable growth, given that it has become an essential element of the infrastructure underpinning competitive economies. ICT will continue spreading its revolutionary power to modernize economies and societies and improve living conditions and opportunities around the world. ICT performance will remain crucial not only for developed countries for sustaining and enhancing...
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October 21, 2010
Global Information Technology
The Global Information Technology Report 2013, the 12th in the series, analyses the impact and influence of ICTs on economic growth and jobs in a hyperconnected world. Read the full news release for more information.At the core of the report, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the preparedness of an economy to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. In this edition, Finland (1st), Singapore (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) continue to lead the NRI, with the Netherlands (4th), Norway (5th), Switzerland (6th), the United Kingdom (7th), Denmark (8th), the United States (...
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October 21, 2010
The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011
Switzerland tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 released by the World Economic Forum. The United States falls two places to fourth position, overtaken by Sweden (2nd) and Singapore (3rd). The Nordic countries continue to be well positioned in the ranking, with Sweden, Finland (7th) and Denmark (9th) among the top 10, and with Norway at 14th. Sweden overtakes the US and Singapore this year to be placed 2nd overall. The United Kingdom, after falling in the rankings over recent years, moves back up by one place to 12th position.The rankings are...
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October 21, 2010
The Global Gender Gap Report 2010
Nordic countries Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden continue to demonstrate the greatest equality between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010.The Global Gender Gap Index was created with the specific purpose of being comparable across time. The 2010 Report aggregates five years of data and seeks to reveal country progress in a transparent manner. By doing this, we hope this Report will serve as a call to action to the international community to pool its knowledge and resources and to leverage the current unique window of opportunity so that...
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October 20, 2010
Global Competitiveness: Strategies for Small Economies
Global Competitiveness: Strategies for Small EconomiesIdea- and technology-driven growth is critical for smaller economies seeking to break the constraints of internal demand and to benefit from effects of scale.What are the ideas and technologies that can make a small economy globally competitive?Key Points• Contrary to popular perceptions, the number and role of small economies are increasing relative to larger economies.• Small states can work cooperatively with larger countries on sensitive issues without a perception of threats.• China itself can perhaps be thought of ...
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September 14, 2010
Tackling Corruption, Enhancing Competitiveness
Conservative estimates place the magnitude of corruption at as much as 5% of annual GDP in some of Asia's most dynamic economies, causing business losses in the millions, higher crime rates and severe social suffering. How can regional leaders step up the fight against corruption and create better incentives for corporate governance?Key Points• Corruption has been exacerbated by the increasing complexity and opacity of global supply chains• Illicit trade is inextricably intertwined with corruption: it is enabled by corruption, and the money generated through illicit trade funds ...
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June 6, 2010
Redesigning Europe's Competitiveness Strategy
The Lisbon Strategy failed to make the European Union "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy" by 2010.In light of macroeconomic imbalances, how can competitive pressures be leveraged to deliver the structural reforms needed to enable future growth across Europe?Key Points• Europe 2020 should encourage countries to change existing structures to remove barriers to progress.• Education should be more geared to the business world, as in the United States.• Labour market flexibility has been successful and future models should take the high road to ...
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May 10, 2010
Rethinking Africas Competitiveness
The economic crisis has led to a reassessment of the systems governing global cooperation, financial architecture and macroeconomic policies.What are the regional implications of these global adjustments, and how can Africa's economies contribute to global growth in the next decade?What are the key drivers of Africa's competitiveness in the long run, and how are government and business using the crisis as an opportunity to redesign a sustainable roadmap for Africa's future growth?This session is on the record.Key Points• Enhancing competitiveness will require massive investment in...
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May 5, 2010
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and CompetitivenessInvestment in research and development, spending on training and education, IT infrastructure and access to finance for firms are determinants that boost competitiveness through entrepreneurship.What global trends could be replicated to create proper conditions, what reforms are needed, and how is the new generation of entrepreneurs combining skills, innovation and capital?Key Points• Entrepreneurs are critical to jobs and growth in Latin America, and governments can play a productive role in supporting new businesses.• Difficult ...
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April 7, 2010
The New Champions of Competitiveness
Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009The New Champions of CompetitivenessDalian, People’s Republic of China 10-12 SeptemberHow countries outperform others in terms of maximizing productivity and growth, given their available resources, has been measured by The Global Competitiveness Report for over three decades.How have some countries managed to improve their productive potential, and what strategies are they using to reinforce their longer-term competitiveness amid the global economic downturn?Key Points• The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 evaluates countries on the ...
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September 11, 2009
Growth via Travel and Tourism
Growth via Travel and Tourism• Abhisit Vejjajiva • Hubert Joly • Frits D. van Paasschen • Luis Guillermo Plata • Thomas J. PritzkerModerated by • Geoffrey Lipman Friday 30 JanuaryThe travel sector is largely defined by airlines, hotels and cruise ships. Although tourism is not a smokestack industry, the travel sector as a whole is tapping a great opportunity by shifting to the green economy. Travel can be seen as a key to stimulus and to a green economy. Indeed, many popular destinations are taking up the challenge themselves as another way to draw visitors. Security is also being ...
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January 30, 2009
Lisbon Goes East: Competitiveness Review
• Katinka Barysch• Erik Berglöf• Hidajet Biscevic• Dilek Cetindamar• Fadi Farra • António Castro Guerra•Waldemar Pawlak•Mehmet SimsekModerated by • Jennifer Blanke Friday 31 OctoberFour key recommendations for increasing European competitiveness emerged from table discussions at this session. They were:1. Increasing labour market flexibility2. Boosting the region’s human capital3. Increasing support for small and medium size enterprises4. EU enlargement to the eastLabour MarketThere was no overall consensus on details of a flexibility programme, but there was ...
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October 31, 2008
