1. Trade and Competitive Advantage

2. The Global Competitiveness Report World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org http://www.weforum.org Global competitiveness Index www.weforum.org/gcr

3. FOUR PILLARS BASIC REQUIREMENTS 1 st pillar: Institutions 2 nd pillar: Infrastructure 3 rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment 4 th pillar: Health and primary education EFFICIENCY ENHANCERS 5th pillar: Higher education and training 6th pillar: Goods market efficiency 7th pillar: Labor market efficiency 8th pillar: Financial market development 9th pillar: Technological readiness 10 th pillar: Market size INNOVATION AND SOPHISTICATION FACTORS 11 th pillar: Business sophistication 12 th pillar: Innovation

4. Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014

5. Top of the list Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14

6. Bottom of the list Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-4

7. USA Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-4

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9. The most problematic factors for doing business Note: Respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between 1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings. Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 USA

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17. China Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14

18. China Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14

19. China Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14

20. China Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14