World Economic Forum: 'Improving competitiveness of emerging markets in Asia'
Date: 09-09-2011
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The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 of the World Economic Forum shows that the competitiveness of many emerging market in Asia has improved, placing their growth on a more stable footing and mirroring the shift in economic activity to these emerging economies.

Malaysia (21st place) and the People’s Republic of China (26th) continue to lead the way among large Asian developing economies, solidifying their position among the top 30. Several other more advanced Asian economies perform strongly as well, with Singapore (2nd), Japan (9th), Hong Kong SAR (11th) and Taiwan (13th) in the top 20.

Switzerland tops the overall rankings. Northern and Western European countries dominate the top 10 with the Netherlands at place 7.

Last changed: 06-10-2011 at 15:09