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Singapore ranks 2nd in updated Global Competitiveness Index

Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Wed, Oct 17, 2018 · 09:50 PM
    The Global Competitiveness Report 2018

    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.

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