Ireland Rises to 6th place in the IMD Global Competitiveness Yearbook rankings
IDA Ireland today welcomed the news that Ireland ranks 6th of the 63 countries benchmarked in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. This means that Ireland has moved up one place in overall competitiveness from last year’s ranking.
Ireland achieved top ranking position in a number of important sub factors as follows:-
1st for Labour Productivity
1st for Investment Incentives
1st for National Culture
1st for Flexibility and adaptability
1st for Attracting and retaining talent
1st for Attitudes towards globalisation
Commenting on the results from India where he is currently meeting with investors, Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland said: “Rankings matter in the foreign investment industry - and the IMD survey is one of the most important.”
“These rankings are extremely encouraging for Ireland and will greatly aid the IDA in marketing Ireland to potential investors around the globe.”