Romania Loses 12 Positions in the World's Most Competitive Economies. Which Is the European Country with the Best Score
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Major collapse for Romania in the top of economic competitiveness: our country has lost 12 seats and reached the 61st position in the world. The data shows that the neighbours of Bulgaria (place 56), Hungary (place 51) and Poland (place 41) have clearly surpassed the chapters of performance and stability. The only consolation of Bucharest remains the advance of some states such as Mexico and Slovakia.
Romania's position in a well-known global hierarchy confirms, in figures, what internal macroeconomic indicators have been indicating for several months: a deterioration
Romania has dropped 12 positions, to 61, in the ranking of the world's most competitive 70 economies, according to the latest edition of the annual report of the Institute for Management and Development (IMD), in Lausanne, Switzerland, published on Thursday.
Romania has dropped 12 positions, reaching 61 out of 70 in the IMD competitiveness ranking, indicating higher investment costs and a reduced capacity to attract new capital
Romania continues to lose ground in the global competition between economies and in 2026 ranks 61 out of 70 states analyzed in the ranking made by the IMD World Competitiveness Center.
The report shows that our country needs to make public spending more efficient to reduce the budget deficit; to accelerate investment in research, development and innovation.

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