competitiveness
Business
Greek Economy Still Not Competitive, Survey Suggests
The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) published its new World Competitiveness rankings for 2019 on Tuesday, in which Greece not only remained very low but had dropped down one place compared to 2018.
Greece ranked in 58th place for 2019,...
Business
Greece Among The Regions Benefitting Least From EU Single Market
A study conducted recently by the Bertelsman Foundation found that regions in Greece are among those benefitting the least from the EU's Single Market.
The Single Market refers to the EU as one single territory without any internal borders or other...
Economy
World Economic Forum: Greek Competitiveness Drops in 2018, Falls to 57th
Greek economic competitiveness declined in 2018. According to the World Economic Forum's annual report, Greece ranks in 57th place in competitiveness among 140 countries, below Bulgaria (51st) and Romania (52nd).
The Global Competitiveness Report 2018-2019 uses the Global Competitiveness Index 4.0...
Business
Greek Economy Among World's Least Competitive
The Greek economy remains among the world's least competitive, despite reforms and fiscal policy changes, according to the 2018 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking published on Thursday.
Greece ranked 57th among 63 countries monitored by the...
Economy
Greece Slides Further Down in Competitiveness
Greece's ranking in the global competitiveness index of the World Economic Forum slid further down this year, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018.
Based on updated World Economic Forum data, Greece fell to 87th place in the world rankings,...
Crime
EC to Freeze NSRF Funding for Greece After Tendering Manipulation
The European Commission is considering a freeze to funding from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) for Greek programs from 2014-2020 after an investigation of the Greek Competitiveness Commission showed that the preconditions for the commissioning of public works...
Business
Greek Labor Costs Fall Sharply
A research paper from Conference Board shows that southern European countries have the lowest labor costs in the European Union, with those in Greece falling fastest because of austerity measures that have reduced the minimum wage and are scrapping...