Singapore and HK displace US
By Bradley S. Klapper |
00:00 UTC+8 May 22, 2010
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SINGAPORE and China's Hong Kong are the world's most competitive economies, an annual survey said yesterday, demoting the United States from the top spot for the first time since 1993.
The study lists 58 economies according to 328 criteria that measure how the nations and regions create and maintain conditions favorable to businesses -- a formula that had favored the US for 16 years.
"They are so close in the rankings, that it would be probably better to define them as a leading trio," said Stephane Garelli, professor at the Lausanne, Switzerland-based IMD business school, publisher of the World Competitiveness Yearbook.
Despite high unemployment and debt, and continued market instability, the US was better placed than European nations and others to attract new investments and help companies grow.
"The US has weathered the risk of the financial and economic crises thanks to the sheer size of its economy, a stronger leadership in business and an unmatched supremacy in technology," Garelli said.
Switzerland and Australia rounded out the top five. Then came Sweden, Canada, Taiwan, Norway and Malaysia.
Chinese mainland continued its rise in the survey, reaching 18th and highlighting that it is no longer dependent on foreign markets buying up its exports.
The study lists 58 economies according to 328 criteria that measure how the nations and regions create and maintain conditions favorable to businesses -- a formula that had favored the US for 16 years.
"They are so close in the rankings, that it would be probably better to define them as a leading trio," said Stephane Garelli, professor at the Lausanne, Switzerland-based IMD business school, publisher of the World Competitiveness Yearbook.
Despite high unemployment and debt, and continued market instability, the US was better placed than European nations and others to attract new investments and help companies grow.
"The US has weathered the risk of the financial and economic crises thanks to the sheer size of its economy, a stronger leadership in business and an unmatched supremacy in technology," Garelli said.
Switzerland and Australia rounded out the top five. Then came Sweden, Canada, Taiwan, Norway and Malaysia.
Chinese mainland continued its rise in the survey, reaching 18th and highlighting that it is no longer dependent on foreign markets buying up its exports.
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