Singapore and Hong Kong top Managment Ratings in latest IMD research 28th July 1997 Join the APMF email list Monthly updates on new content Back to Asia Pacific Management News Menu | Asia Business News Portal | Asia Business News Feeds | Asia Pacific Management Forum

Singapore has retaken the lead and Hong Kong has improved its position markedly in the current IMD's World Competitiveness rankings, in the factor of "management". In other results, Japan has slipped from 2nd place to 7th and Australia has improved its position over the past year. The following table reports the rankings of the top ten competitive nations and other selected Asia Pacific countries according to this report. For the full report,including the overall ratings on all factors, visit the IMD World Competitiveness Report site. It is a bit slow, but the information available is credible and extensive. IMD say the information is updated regulalry, and you will find ratings on all factors and a full description of methodology. Current Competitiveness Ratings on the factor of "management". Country 1997 Score 1997 Rank 1996 Rank Singapore 100 1 4 Hong Kong 95.09 2 14 USA 94.45 3 10 Netherlands 94.40 4 3 Denmark 94.27 5 5 Sweden 94.00 6 1 Japan 92.85 7 2 Finland 91.55 8 6 Switzerland 90.88 9 13 Canada 89.83 10 16 ---------- ----- -- -- New Zealand 89.42 11 7 Malaysia 80.37 17 15 Taiwan 79.76 18 18 Australia 78.40 19 25 Korea 66.33 26 28 Philippines 59.85 30 29 Thailand 58.50 31 31 India 49.19 39 32 Indonesia 44.60 41 42

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