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Qatar Tops WEF’s MENA Competitiveness Ranking
 
Excellent innovation and strong institutional environments are increasingly influencing economic competitiveness worldwide, according to Geneva’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Launching the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 on 4 September, WEF said that Switzerland tops the ranking for the fifth year running, while a reverse in the US’s four-year decline is attributable to “a perceived...