Armenia improves standing in global competitiveness indicesSeptember 27, 2017 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia climbed six notches in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018 to rank 73rd among 137 economies included in the report. The report assesses the competitiveness landscape of 138 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. With a score of 4.19 out of a maximum of 7, the country is said to be in the efficiency-driven stage, which means it must begin to develop more-efficient production processes and increase product quality. In the rankings, Azerbaijan took the 35th spot, Russia and Turkey came in the 38th and 53rd, while Georgia and Iran followed in the 67th and 69th positions, respectively. Switzerland, the United States and Singapore remain the three world’s most competitive economies, the Netherlands and Germany rounding up the top 5. Yemen, Mozambique and Chad took the back seat in the rankings as countries with the worst competitiveness indices. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |