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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-09-09
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[01] Greece falls to 83rd place in global competitiveness report, WEF
[02] Industrial production down 8.6 pct in July
[01] Greece falls to 83rd place in global competitiveness report, WEF
(ANA-MPA) -- Greece fell to the 83rd place in the global
competitiveness index of the World Economic Forum this year, down from
71st in 2009, reflecting a worsening of the macro-economic environment
in the country.
A WEF report stated that the worsening macro-economic environment
combined with the "poor" operation of institutions and low-market
efficiency pushed Greece lower in the global competitiveness list, at
the bottom of the list amongst EU-27 states.
Greece ranked 84th in institutions, 42nd in infrastructure, 123rd in
macro-economic environment, 40th in health and education, 42nd in
higher education, 94th in market efficiency, 93rd in financial market
development, 46th in technological readiness, 39th in market size, 74th
in the specialisation of enterprises and 79th in innovation.
Switzerland remained at the top of the global list, followed by Sweden
(up from fourth in 2009), Singapore, the United States (down from
second place last year) and Germany (up from sixth in 2009). (ANA-MPA)
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[02] Industrial production down 8.6 pct in July
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