DENMARK -IRELAND - DEGREES : PRECIS HONOURS

 

DENMARK retained top spot in the annual '' WORLD COMPETITIVENESS '' ranking from the International Institute for Management Development [IMD].

The criteria behind the ranking include  international trade, government and business efficiency and technological infrastructure.

IRELAND leapt from 11th place to 2nd while Britain tumbled from 23rd to 29th, dragged down by worsening productivity and rising bureaucracy, America was 9th, China 21st.

The World Students Society thanks The Economist.