Singapore ranks 2nd in Global Competitiveness Index
Singapore
SINGAPORE ranks second out of 140 economies in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index 4.0, an updated version of the annual ranking.
With a score of 83.5 out of a possible 100 in the ranking released on Wednesday, Singapore came in behind only the United States; the Republic was ranked third in last year's Global Competitiveness Index.
Switzerland, ranked top in 2017, is fourth in the latest index.
The countries in this year's top 10 remain nearly the same as last year's, tho…
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