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Singapore, Second In World Wide Ranks
The Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Report has posted that Singapore and Finland hold second and third places respectively after Switzerland for the most Competitive Economies worldwide.
Switzerland, for the fifth running year, has kept its title of the most competitive economy, however experts warn that it must resist any temptation to protect its core banking sector.
The body issuing the report from Geneva, which is known to gather billionaires and politicians, noted that the same economies have made the list in different order from last year.