Thursday, 29th May 2008 | by Ray Martin
Again this year, the United States is first in the rankings of the 2008 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, a pioneer in ranking and analyzing how nations compete and manage their path to prosperity,
But will the United States’ run continue? In 1989, Japan seemed firmly in the number one position with the US in third. By 1994, however, the US took over leadership, a position it has held ever since. The downfall of Japan in competitiveness bears some similarities with the present situation. Will the US follow the same path?
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Tuesday, 3rd July 2007 | by Ray Martin
The results of the 2007 edition of IMD’s World Competive Yearbook highlight a big shake-up in economic and business power. Emerging nations are quickly catching up in competitiveness. New companies and new brands are appearing all over the world. They now contest the long standing competitive supremacy of industrialised nations. “This could lead to an increase in protectionist measures in Europe and the US” says Professor Stephane Garelli, Director of IMD’s World Competitiveness Centre
Of the 55 economies ranked by IMD, the USA still ranks No1 in 2007, closely followed by Singapore and Hong Kong.
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