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July 30, 2008

"Enabling Trade" -- World Economic Forum's Global Rankings

What constitutes an environment favorable for international trade? The World Economic Forum recently issued the Global Enabling Trade Report, identifying ten factors (i.e., regulatory environment, telecommunications infrastructure, etc.) that influence the trade and investment  environments in more than one hundred nations.

The three countries/jurisdictions with the environments most favorable to trade and investment?

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • Sweden

Other countries and rankings of note:

5th -- Canada
14th -- United States
19th -- France
28th -- Israel

For the full rankings, click here.

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