{"id":1534,"date":"2008-03-24T12:48:36","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T12:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rakansarawak.com\/webv\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2008-03-24T12:48:36","modified_gmt":"2008-03-24T12:48:36","slug":"global-competitiveness-report-2007-and-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2008\/03\/24\/global-competitiveness-report-2007-and-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Competitiveness Report 2007 and 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. Switzerland is in second position followed by Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Singapore, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings are calculated from both publicly available data and the Executive Opinion Survey, a comprehensive annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum together with its network of Partner Institutes (leading research institutes and business organizations) in the countries covered by the Report. This year, over 11,000 business leaders were polled in a record 131 countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Global  Competitiveness Index \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faradalemedia.com\/newsphoto\/2008\/MalaysiaCom.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Malaysia<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faradalemedia.com\/newsphoto\/2008\/NationalMalaysia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>National competitiveness balance sheet &#8211; Malaysia<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_5ea0f9dbb6d5d' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-1534\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-5ea0f9dbb6d5d'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='1534'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='16'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='true'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='8a0c405116'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"1534\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-5ea0f9dbb6d5d\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-5ea0f9dbb6d5d' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-5ea0f9dbb6d5d' class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'><div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. Switzerland is in second position followed by Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Singapore, respectively. 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