The Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
The 27th edition of the annual report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 125 developed and emerging economies.
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 September 2006 – Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are the world’s most competitive economies according to The Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007, released by the World Economic Forum on 26 September 2006. Denmark, Singapore, the United States, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom complete the top ten list, but the United States shows the most pronounced drop, falling from first to sixth.
The rankings are drawn from a combination of publicly available hard data and the results of the Executive Opinion Survey, a comprehensive annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum, together with its network of Partner Institutes (leading research institutes and business organizations) in the countries covered by the Report. This year, over 11,000 business leaders were polled in a record 125 economies worldwide.
Global Competitiveness Network
Through its reports and activities the Global Competitiveness Network of the World Economic Forum identifies impediments to growth and thereby helps stimulate the development of relevant strategies to achieve sustained economic progress. The GCN team works with leading academics worldwide to ensure latest thinking and research on global competitiveness are incorporated into its reports.
These reports range from global coverage , such as The Global Competitiveness Report , to the regional and topical , such as the Gender Gap study, the Arab World Competitiveness Report and the The Global Information Technology Report .
Global Competitiveness Report
The GCN's flagship publication is the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR). It is the most comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of national economies, used by governments, academics and business leaders. The GCR was first published in 1979 and its coverage has expanded each year since, now extending to 117 major and emerging economies. Further expansion of coverage is planned.
Global Competitiveness Report
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