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Trade and Competitive Advantage

The Global Competitiveness Report

• World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org

• Global competitiveness Indexwww.weforum.org/gcr

FOUR PILLARSBASIC REQUIREMENTS 1st pillar: Institutions2nd pillar: Infrastructure3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment4th pillar: Health and primary educationEFFICIENCY ENHANCERS5th pillar: Higher education and training6th pillar: Goods market efficiency7th pillar: Labor market efficiency8th pillar: Financial market development9th pillar: Technological readiness10th pillar: Market sizeINNOVATION AND SOPHISTICATION FACTORS11th pillar: Business sophistication12th pillar: Innovation

Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014

Top of the list

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Bottom of the list

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USA

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The most problematic factors for doing business

Note: Respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between 1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.

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USA

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USA

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USA

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USA

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USA

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USA

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USA

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USA

China

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China

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China

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China

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