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Doing Business 2008: Leaders from Top Reforming Emerging Markets Share Experiences at IFC-World Bank Seminar (6/20/2008)
Ministers of finance, trade, and economic development from Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, FYR Macedonia, and Saudi Arabia will share their business regulation reform programs with investors during a seminar at the New York Stock Exchange, hosted by IFC and the World Bank. The ministers will also receive awards on behalf of their respective countries, which are top global reformers according to the IFC-World Bank 2008 Doing Business Report. The top reformers have simplified starting a business, strengthened property rights, enhanced investor protections, improved access to credit, eased tax burdens, and cut the cost of importing and exporting. Egypt was the fastest reformer this past year, and Croatia was runner-up.
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Top official says Russia faces challenges to continue economic renaissance (6/9/2008)
Shuvalov said that competitiveness had led officials to give comparatively little attention to environmental problems and to give short shrift to promoting
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Malaysia’s competitiveness ranking goes up (5/27/2008)
Malaysia’s overall world competitiveness ranking has improved by four rungs to 19th out of 55 economies, said Malaysia Productivity Corporation director-general Datuk Nik Zainiah Nik Abdul Rahman.
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‘Boost government efficiency to become more competitive’ (5/23/2008)
MALAYSIA will never move up in the world competitiveness ranking if it does not improve government efficiency and cut down on bureaucracy, said Sin Chew Daily in an editorial.
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Kingdom up six places on ICT index (5/11/2008)
Bahrain has moved up the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) readiness index to 45th in the world, according to the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2008.
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UAE tops Mideast’s IT competitiveness index (5/11/2008)
The United Arab Emirates continues to lead the Middle East’s information and communication technology (ICT) readiness index according to the Global Information Technology Report (GITR), a joint study conducted by World Economic Forum and INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools with campuses in Europe and Asia and a Centre for Executive Education and Research in Abu Dhabi
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German EcoMin urges reforms to speed up growth, improve competitiveness (5/11/2008)
German companies are satisfied with their investments in Hungary, but reforms are needed to speed up growth and improve competitiveness, German Economy Minister Michael Glos said during an official visit to Budapest
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Report on NI competitiveness (5/3/2008)
Northern Ireland needs to increase its employment and productivity rates and reduce the size of its public sector if it is to increase competitiveness.
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Greece economic growth to slow, risks rise -IMF (4/30/2008)
Economic growth in Greece is set to slow in the near term but remain solid amid strong domestic demand, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, also warning that risks to the outlook had risen.
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Council on Competitiveness Calls for National Workforce Skills Agenda (4/30/2008)
The Council on Competitiveness joined with Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) to convene a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill to urge policymakers to set a national agenda to equip Americans with the skills needed to compete globally.
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