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Inflation increased immediately in 2008 with 3%from 4. 8%in 2007 to 7. 8%in 2008 and maintained relatively high levels up to 2011,
Costs and Inflation Forfás February 2014 State Investment in Research and development 2012 2013 Forfás December 2013 Survey of Research and development in the Higher education Sector 2010/2011 Forfás
without any indexation allowance to compensate for the effects of inflation. These increases in CGT rates create a challenge for Ireland's competitiveness.
a. Instituting progressive indexing that indexes SSI benefits to wages for low-income workers and to inflation for high-income workers;
and then index it for inflation. This would raise approximately $45 billion per year which should be devoted to the Highway Trust fund. 26 At the same time,
One reason why wages have not increased for these jobs is that the federal minimum wage has declined in inflation-adjusted dollars from $10. 77 in 1968 to $7. 25 per hour today. 48 As a result,
Congress should institute progressive indexing that indexes SSI benefits to wages for low-income workers and to inflation for high-income workers.
000 of the mortgage and not be indexed to inflation. 80 A second place to start is for Congress to eliminate employment related tax benefits,
Craig Elwell, Inflation and the Real Minimum wage: A Fact Sheet (Congressional Research Service, September 12, 2013), 2, http://www. fas. org/sgp/crs/misc/R42973. pdf. 49.
U s. R&d investment will increase by 1. 0%(after inflation) to $465 billion. National research intensity will remain stable at 2. 8%of GDP.
Against the Office of Management and Budget's estimate of 2. 2%inflation for 2013-2014, the forecast level of R&d would be an increase of 1. 0%in real terms.
Low rates of inflation (or possible deflation) across the whole euro area increase the difficulty of extending improvements in cost competitiveness through price reductions.
Innovation Index TAI Technology Achievement Index UCM Unobserved Components Model UN United nations UNDP United nations Development Program VIF Variance-inflation factor
b) Variance-inflation factor (VIF) is simply the reciprocal of tolerance. A VIF value greater than 4. 0 is an arbitrary
This may lead to an inflation of top grades. Such consequences can be avoided by providing external experts with precise descriptions of the different grades;
and the damaging personal indebtedness in dollars to inflation in the national currency and a type of foreign exchange favorable to imported consumption,
With rapidly decelerating headline inflation, partly on account of a 10%cut in administered energy prices in January 2013 and further 11.1%cut in November 2013,
Inflation statistics, for example, are often based on prices of a set of consumer goods in a few urban areas,
when benchmarking these absolute-cost indicators across economies with different inflation trends. The base year for the deflator is 2013 for all economies.
when benchmarking these absolute-cost indicators across economies with different inflation trends. The base year for the deflator is 2013 for all economies.
the variance inflation factor was below three, and the tolerance values were close to 1 (Barrow, 2009).
The rapid growth in the real estate component of Gross Capital Formation during 2000 to 2005 reinforces this notion of fragility as the collapse of those economies dependent on property price inflation has been the worst among others across Europe.
b) Variance-inflation factor (VIF) is simply the reciprocal of tolerance. A VIF value greater than 4. 0 is an arbitrary
evolving Risks Leveraged by infrastructure and processes Data security, IP leakage Target Economies of scale Domain expertise Depth not size Challenges Attrition, wage inflation Skills availability, regulatory limitations
The variance inflation factor (VIF) scores for the three measures were below 1. 5, which is much lower than the VIF cutoff of 10 (Chatterjee and Price 1991).
Finland's macroeconomic environment weakens slightly on the back of rising inflation (above 3 percent),
Most recently this has led to a double-dip recession in several countries in the region, rising inflation,
and inflation was reduced, although it still remains fairly high at almost 8 percent. Overall, Ukraine maintains its competitive strengths;
despite a prolonged episode of high inflation. China runs a moderate budget deficit; boasts a low, albeit increasing, government debt-to-GDP ratio of 26 percent;
Inflation was reduced to around 5 percent in recent years after frequent episodes of double-digit inflation in the past decade.
inflation returned to single-digit territory in 2011. Despite these considerable challenges, India does possess a number of strengths in the more advanced and complex drivers of competitiveness.
Inflation approached The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013: Country Profile Highlights 9 2012 World Economic Forum 20 percent in 2011, twice the level of 2010,
In an effort to stem inflation, the State bank of Vietnam tightened its monetary policy, thus making access to credit more difficult.
despite a rise in inflation have buttressed this upward trend, while the situation in most of the other pillars has remained stable
and a drop in inflation, although it remains in the double digits) and a financial sector that is recovering from its 2009 crisis. The country has a number of strengths on
which brought down inflation and interest rates the situation continues to be bad enough to place Zimbabwe among the lowest-ranked countries in this pillar (122nd),
Macroeconomic stability is undermined further by double-digit inflation, although recent efforts seem to be bearing some fruit in containing price rises.
with a budget of around €79 billion (adjusted for inflation) over the seven years of the programme (2014-2020).
to include an additional term that reflects the role of outsourcing in offsetting the impact of domestic factor-price inflation (Bayoumi, Saito, & Turunen, 2013.
owing in part to role of low-cost imports from low inflation countries. Interestingly, Germany presents the opposite picture.
owing to the fact that Germany imports a large and increasing proportion of its inputs from countries with relatively high inflation.
Terms of trade booms and inflation Data Sources: ABS, 2014c; RBA, 2014b; RBA, 2014c. TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness 8 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda of the business services, construction,
Although only around one third of the size, the 1970s boom was associated with a surge in inflation
Policy settings for competitiveness, productivity and growth Macroeconomic stability through strong public finances, independent monetary policy aimed at low and stable inflation, a floating exchange rate,
without it till very recently being coupled to rising inflation and unemployment, gives rise to some economists assuming that structural changes in
If inflation is taken into account the expected average price for ultra-fast broadband access in 2020 is estimated to be 61.8%of the cost in 2010.
and Turkey) assuming an incremental willingness to pay of 10 Euro for ultra-fast Internet access, 31 and taking inflation into account.
Consumer surplus (EUR billion) Consumer surplus (EUR billion) Inflation adjustment EUR 10 willingness to pay 28 Rethinking the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) 4 THE BASELINE TODAY:
daily inflation and asset-price movements. This has the advantage of providing near real-time inflation statistics that are published traditionally monthly. 179 Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 UN Global Pulse
a UN initiative to use big data for sustainable development and humanitarian action, has been mining Twitter data from Indonesia (where Twitter usage is high) 9 to understand food price crises.
Amounts have been adjusted for inflation using the retail prices index. Source: NAO analysis of Authority data 3. 10 The business case envisaged that a further 1. 13 pence (27 per cent of the actual 2011-12 cost) per prescription line item could be saved by the adoption
capital crunch, currency crash, high inflation, high unemployment, undulations in housing and equity prices, and government defaults on international and domestic debts (1). The source of the problem generally includes improper rules and policies, ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems,
its unemployment rate grew from 7. 5%in 2008 to 10.8%during the second quarter of 2009 (3). Inflation rose from an average of 2. 6%in 2006 to 7. 8%in 2008,
and consumer price inflation (CPI). In addition, tangible (GDP per capita ppp) and intangible (national intellectual capital, NIC) co-development also provide some clues for future national development.
Annual inflation is 2. 4%.Singapore has no natural resources to speak of. It is globalized the most economy of significant size in the world.
a stable exchange rate and low inflation. This encourages high levels of savings and investment. Personal and corporate income taxes are low,
Investment and the recovery more broadly will also be influenced by the fact that low inflation,
inflation is below 3 percent; budget 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Global Competitiveness Index 2014 2015 28 The Global Competitiveness Report 2014 2015 deficit has been reduced;
In 2013, Thailand almost balanced its budget and reduced inflation to 2 percent. Public debt remained stable
Following an episode of double-digit inflation in 2011, its macroeconomic situation continues to improve (75th, up 12 positions),
as inflation declined to 6. 6 percent. Public institutions also receive a better assessment (85th, up five), on the basis of better property rights protection (104th, up nine), improved efficiency (91st, up 13),
In addition, over the past several years India has experienced persistently high, in some years near double-digit, inflation,
(49) 1234567 2007 2008 2014 2015 interest rates low to stimulate the faltering economy and tightening monetary policy to stem inflation.
and inflation that is under control at around 2 percent; financial services that are sophisticated relatively by regional standards (53rd;
Venezuela (131st) continues to be immersed in a deep macroeconomic (139th) and institutional (144th) crisis. A very unstable macroeconomic environment with high levels of inflation
although inflation has been coming down from the high rates of the past two years thanks to prudent monetary policy and moderating food prices, rising fiscal deficits
and inflation is over 11 percent. With regard to strengths, public institutions are characterized by relatively high government efficiency (59th) and strong property rights (54th.
Inflation although still high at close to 8 percent returned to single digits this year although fiscal indicators remain relatively high.
which brought down inflation and interest rates Zimbabwe still receives a low rank in this pillar (87th),
and low inflation. Weaknesses in other areas include health (129th in the health subpillar; low education enrollment rates, with only every second child participating in secondary education;
Macroeconomic stability is weak (110th) on the back of increased inflation and a high government deficit.
25%3. 01 Government budget balance*3. 02 Gross national savings*3. 03 Inflation*f 3. 04 Government debt*3. 05 Country
In order to capture the idea that both high inflation and deflation are detrimental, inflation enters the model in a U-shaped manner as follows:
for values of inflation between 0. 5 and 2. 9 percent, a country receives the highest possible score of 7. Outside this range,
scores decrease linearly as they move away from these values. g The impact of malaria, tuberculosis,
0. 9 Inflation...0. 6 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Insufficient capacity to innovate...0. 3 Government instability/coups...
*15.2.105 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 9...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 9 Inflation...0. 6 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Insufficient capacity to innovate...0. 3 Government instability/coups...
*15.2.105 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 9...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 3 Inflation...3. 2 Government instability/coups...2. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 2 Crime and theft...
*51.1.4 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 3...66 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 4 Inflation...1. 0 Government instability/coups...0. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...0. 9 Policy instability...
*18.2.80 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 8...130 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
97.3.0 The most problematic factors for doing business Inflation...19.1 Foreign currency regulations...16.6 Access to financing...
*21.4.59 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*10.6.138 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*46.9.81 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
5. 0 Inflation...3. 3 Restrictive labor regulations...2. 9 Policy instability...2. 7 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*15.5.103 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...104 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 5 Inflation...1. 1 Government instability/coups...0. 5 Corruption...0. 1 Crime and theft...
*24.7.42 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 9 Inflation...0. 9 Crime and theft...0. 5 Foreign currency regulations...0. 5 Government instability/coups...
*24.6.43 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 2 Inflation...2. 0 Poor public health...1. 8 Crime and theft...1. 2 Foreign currency regulations...
*43.4.9 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 4...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 3 Tax regulations...0. 3 Foreign currency regulations...0. 2 Tax rates...
*28.4.29 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 3...67 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 9 Inflation...2. 7 Foreign currency regulations...2. 5 Tax rates...2. 5 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*28.2.31 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 5...123 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 4 Inflation...6. 2 Foreign currency regulations...5. 8 Insufficient capacity to innovate...5. 7 Tax regulations...
*2. 4...136 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 3...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 6 Inflation...1. 5 Inadequately educated workforce...1. 4 Crime and theft...0. 4 Government instability/coups...
*18.2.81 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 0 Inflation...3. 9 Tax regulations...1. 5 Government instability/coups...0. 8 Crime and theft...
*31.7.20 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 7...129 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 0 Inflation...0. 9 Crime and theft...0. 8 Poor public health...0. 1 Bolivia Bolivia Latin america and the Caribbean Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*25.5.39 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 7...101 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 8 Inflation...3. 0 Poor public health...2. 1 Policy instability...1. 7 Tax rates...1. 1 Foreign currency regulations...
*38.7.12 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...103 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 4 Inflation...1. 4 Insufficient capacity to innovate...1. 1 Crime and theft...0. 8 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*14.7.110 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 2...110 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 6 Inflation...3. 6 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 4 Crime and theft...1. 6 Foreign currency regulations...
*23.0.50 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 4...60 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 8 Inflation...2. 2 Foreign currency regulations...1. 2 Restrictive labor regulations...1. 2 Crime and theft...
*15.4.104 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 0...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
14.3 Inflation...10.0 Tax rates...7. 6 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...3. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*3. 2...142 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 8...131 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 1 Inflation...1. 6 Cambodia Cambodia Emerging and Developing Asia Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3 Stage of development Cambodia
*14.9.107 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 0...58 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 3 Inflation...3. 3 Policy instability...1. 9 Poor public health...1. 6 Foreign currency regulations...
*16.2.96 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 5 Inflation...0. 9 Government instability/coups...0. 8 Corruption...0. 7 Foreign currency regulations...
*21.1.61 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 0...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 0 Inflation...3. 0 Poor public health...1. 7 Policy instability...1. 4 Foreign currency regulations...
*34.6.16 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 3 Inflation...1. 2 Chad Chad Sub-saharan africa Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3
*18.3.79 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 2...65 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 9 Inflation...0. 5 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Government instability/coups...0. 3 Chile Chile Latin america and the Caribbean Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*20.5.65 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 6 Inflation...6. 4 Policy instability...6. 3 Tax rates...6. 0 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*50.0.5 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 4 Inflation...1. 3 Foreign currency regulations...0. 7 Colombia Colombia Latin america and the Caribbean Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*20.9.62 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 0...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 2 Inflation...1. 8 Policy instability...1. 5 Crime and theft...1. 1 Foreign currency regulations...
*16.3.95 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 2...94 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 3 Inflation...0. 2 Tax regulations...0. 1 Poor public health...0. 0 Restrictive labor regulations...
*16.0.99 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 6 Inflation...0. 2 Croatia Croatia Emerging and Developing Europe Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3 Stage of development Croatia
*19.5.71 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 6 Inflation...3. 3 Policy instability...2. 9 Crime and theft...2. 7 Tax regulations...
*10.0.128 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 4...61 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 4 Inflation...0. 0 Czech republic Czech republic Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*21.3.60 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 4...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 6 Inflation...0. 5 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Poor public health...0. 3 Government instability/coups...
*24.0.47 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
10.4 Inflation...9. 0 Inadequately educated workforce...8. 9 Inefficient government bureaucracy...7. 5 Crime and theft...
*11.6.123 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 8...90 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 9 Inflation...3. 2 Tax regulations...3. 1 Inefficient government bureaucracy...2. 7 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*12.1.122 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 9...118 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
9. 8 Inflation...7. 5 Corruption...6. 9 Tax regulations...4. 8 Foreign currency regulations...
*7. 4...131 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 6 Inflation...4. 9 Corruption...2. 0 Tax regulations...1. 8 Poor public health...1. 7 Policy instability...
*25.4.40 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 5...73 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 6 Inflation...7. 1 Tax rates...6. 9 Poor work ethic in national labor force...6. 0 Tax regulations...
*22.2.54 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 0...126 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 5 Inflation...1. 0 Government instability/coups...0. 9 Foreign currency regulations...0. 7 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*17.0.90 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 6 Inflation...0. 6 Corruption...0. 3 Crime and theft...0. 0 Poor public health...
*17.7.85 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 0...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 1 Inflation...2. 7 Foreign currency regulations...2. 3 Tax rates...1. 4 Poor public health...
*41.3.10 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 5...56 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
11.1 Inflation...9. 1 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...7. 3 Insufficient capacity to innovate...5. 3 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*1. 8...137 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 2...95 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 7 Inflation...2. 3 Foreign currency regulations...1. 8 Corruption...0. 1 Crime and theft...
*19.4.72 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 5...78 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 8 Poor public health...0. 1 Government instability/coups...0. 1 Germany Germany Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*24.3.45 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
14.6 Inflation...10.0 Corruption...6. 2 Poor work ethic in national labor force...5. 6 Inefficient government bureaucracy...
*20.2.67 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*11.7.140 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*60.1.100 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
0. 0 Inflation...0. 0 Greece Greece Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*13.7.118 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 9...85 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 5 Inflation...0. 6 Foreign currency regulations...0. 4 Government instability/coups...0. 2 Guatemala Guatemala Latin america and the Caribbean Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*11.5.124 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 3...88 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 9 Inflation...2. 8 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 0 Government instability/coups...1. 8 Tax regulations...
*1. 0...141 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*12.0.141 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 5 Inflation...1. 4 Insufficient capacity to innovate...0. 7 Poor public health...0. 6 Tax regulations...
*0. 7...139 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 5...70 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 0 Inflation...1. 4 Tax regulations...1. 4 Foreign currency regulations...0. 8 Restrictive labor regulations...
*23.6.49 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 8...116 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 5 Inflation...3. 2 Inadequately educated workforce...2. 7 Policy instability...2. 3 Poor public health...
*15.7.101 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 2...92 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
14.5 Inflation...11.7 Restrictive labor regulations...11.4 Inadequately educated workforce...9. 9 Policy instability...9. 8 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...
*26.7.34 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 3...86 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 1 Hungary Hungary Emerging and Developing Europe Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3 Stage of development Hungary
*20.7.63 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 7...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
16.0 Inflation...14.9 Tax rates...9. 4 Inefficient government bureaucracy...6. 9 Policy instability...5. 2 Tax regulations...
*14.1.112 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 9...77 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 5 Inflation...4. 5 Insufficient capacity to innovate...3. 8 Poor public health...2. 8 India India Emerging
*32.7.18 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*9. 5...133 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
10.6 Inflation...9. 5 Inefficient government bureaucracy...8. 3 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...7. 5 Policy instability...
*30.4.24 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 4...112 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
13.0 Inflation...13.0 Inefficient government bureaucracy...11.5 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...10.6 Corruption...7. 9 Foreign currency regulations...
*46.0.6 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*35.2.143 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*10.6.6 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
5. 0 Inflation...1. 5 Policy instability...1. 5 Tax regulations...1. 5 Foreign currency regulations...
*18.1.82 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 2 Inflation...0. 0 Poor public health...0. 0 Israel Israel Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*22.2.55 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 6 Inadequately educated workforce...0. 5 Poor public health...0. 4 Foreign currency regulations...
*17.8.84 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 3...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 6 Inflation...6. 7 Tax regulations...5. 2 Inadequately educated workforce...4. 4 Restrictive labor regulations...
*10.4.127 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*9. 4...132 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 3 Inflation...1. 3 Access to financing...1. 2 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*21.7.58 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 4...62 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 1 Inflation...5. 1 Crime and theft...3. 9 Foreign currency regulations...3. 6 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*9. 6...130 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 5...98 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 4 Inflation...6. 9 Inadequately educated workforce...6. 8 Insufficient capacity to innovate...6. 1 Tax rates...
*25.6.37 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...107 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
8. 2 Inflation...6. 8 Policy instability...3. 5 Tax regulations...3. 3 Restrictive labor regulations...
*12.2.121 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 7...100 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 5 Inflation...2. 5 Inadequately educated workforce...2. 1 Government instability/coups...0. 6 Poor public health...
*32.1.19 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 3...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 5 Inflation...0. 3 Tax rates...0. 0 Kuwait Kuwait Middle east, North africa, and Pakistan Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3 Stage of development Kuwait Middle east, North africa,
*55.2.3 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 7...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 6 Inflation...4. 3 Tax regulations...3. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 6 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...
*13.9.115 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 6...114 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 8 Inflation...2. 6 Policy instability...2. 4 Poor public health...1. 7 Crime and theft...
*16.4.94 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 4...111 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 9 Inflation...0. 5 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Latvia Latvia Advanced economies Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*22.0.57 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 0...68 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 6 Inflation...3. 4 Poor work ethic in national labor force...3. 1 Inadequately educated workforce...
*6. 3...133 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 2...64 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 3 Inflation...1. 2 Tax regulations...0. 4 Lesotho Lesotho Sub-saharan africa Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3
*31.7.21 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 3...96 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 6 Tax regulations...0. 4 Tax rates...0. 2 Libya Libya Middle east, North africa,
*18.4.78 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 7 Inflation...1. 1 Crime and theft...0. 8 Foreign currency regulations...0. 3 Poor public health...
*19.3.73 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
5. 6 Inflation...4. 1 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...3. 9 Foreign currency regulations...2. 9 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*28.2.30 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 7...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 3 Inflation...1. 0 Macedonia, FYR Macedonia, FYR Emerging and Developing Europe Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*22.6.53 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 2 Inflation...3. 2 Foreign currency regulations...1. 4 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*19.2.74 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...106 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
10.1 Inflation...9. 6 Tax rates...8. 8 Inefficient government bureaucracy...8. 2 Crime and theft...
*16.9.93 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*27.7.142 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*68.9.112 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
6. 6 Inflation...6. 4 Policy instability...5. 9 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*30.1.25 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 3 Inflation...0. 8 Mali Mali Sub-saharan africa Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3
*14.9.108 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 6...79 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 0 Inflation...2. 3 Policy instability...2. 0 Government instability/coups...0. 7 Foreign currency regulations...
*14.4.111 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 0...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 3 Inflation...3. 2 Crime and theft...2. 8 Tax rates...2. 8 Tax regulations...
*10.0.129 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 1...82 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 2 Inflation...4. 7 Tax rates...2. 7 Policy instability...2. 5 Tax regulations...1. 7 Foreign currency regulations...
*14.1.113 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 5...71 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 6 Inflation...1. 1 Foreign currency regulations...0. 4 Poor public health...0. 4 Government instability/coups...
*20.4.66 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 8...76 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 5 Inflation...3. 4 Poor work ethic in national labor force...2. 5 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*19.6.70 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 6...89 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
9. 6 Inflation...9. 3 Policy instability...9. 1 Access to financing...8. 8 Corruption...
*27.1.33 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*9. 6...134 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 7 Inflation...1. 2 Policy instability...1. 2 Poor public health...1. 1 Foreign currency regulations...
*1. 0...138 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 5 Crime and theft...0. 0 Government instability/coups...0. 0 Morocco Morocco Middle east, North africa,
*27.2.32 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 9...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 2 Inflation...2. 0 Insufficient capacity to innovate...1. 8 Tax regulations...1. 2 Poor public health...
*6. 8...132 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 2...83 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 8 Inflation...4. 0 Government instability/coups...3. 8 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*18.7.76 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...105 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 3 Inflation...2. 2 Foreign currency regulations...2. 1 Poor public health...1. 1 Policy instability...
*20.1.68 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 2...109 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 0 Inflation...2. 0 Tax rates...1. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...1. 4 Poor public health...
*35.1.15 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*9. 9...136 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 5 Inflation...1. 1 Government instability/coups...1. 0 Foreign currency regulations...0. 7 Crime and theft...
*26.6.35 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 1 Inflation...1. 4 Foreign currency regulations...1. 2 Poor public health...0. 2 Corruption...
*17.1.88 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 2 Inflation...0. 6 Crime and theft...0. 0 Foreign currency regulations...0. 0 Government instability/coups...
*17.1.89 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 4...121 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 1 Inflation...1. 8 Foreign currency regulations...1. 3 Insufficient capacity to innovate...1. 2 Government instability/coups...
*29.3.26 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 5...127 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 4 Inflation...0. 8 Poor public health...0. 4 Corruption...0. 2 Crime and theft...
*37.4.14 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 3 Inflation...1. 2 Tax rates...0. 4 Poor public health...0. 3 Tax regulations...0. 2 Foreign currency regulations...
*37.7.13 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 3...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 7 Inflation...3. 7 Tax regulations...3. 5 Insufficient capacity to innovate...3. 3 Foreign currency regulations...
*13.2.120 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 4...120 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 2 Inflation...5. 2 Tax regulations...4. 0 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...3. 2 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*18.1.83 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 0...81 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 3 Inflation...1. 1 Foreign currency regulations...1. 0 Tax rates...0. 9 Policy instability...
*16.9.92 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 7...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 6 Inflation...0. 5 Peru Peru Latin america and the Caribbean Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3
*22.7.52 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 1 Inflation...3. 8 Inadequately educated workforce...2. 3 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*22.9.51 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 9...57 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 8 Inflation...0. 7 Foreign currency regulations...0. 6 Crime and theft...0. 3 Poland Poland Emerging
*16.9.91 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 9...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 1 Inflation...0. 0 Crime and theft...0. 0 Portugal Portugal Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*16.0.97 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 4...59 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 1 Inflation...2. 6 Crime and theft...2. 1 Government instability/coups...1. 7 Inadequately educated workforce...
*14.1.114 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
11.0 Inflation...10.0 Insufficient capacity to innovate...8. 1 Inefficient government bureaucracy...7. 1 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*58.4.2 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 1...63 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 9 Inflation...4. 7 Policy instability...4. 7 Government instability/coups...2. 5 Foreign currency regulations...
*22.1.56 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 0...80 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
8. 2 Inflation...7. 6 Inadequately educated workforce...7. 3 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*25.3.41 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 8...115 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
7. 2 Inflation...5. 3 Inefficient government bureaucracy...3. 5 Corruption...2. 5 Policy instability...
*15.7.100 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 2...84 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 2 Inflation...2. 3 Tax regulations...1. 8 Foreign currency regulations...1. 2 Poor public health...
*45.5.7 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*3. 5...72 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 2 Inflation...3. 5 Crime and theft...2. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 9 Poor public health...
*17.5.86 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
3. 7 Inflation...3. 3 Inadequately educated workforce...3. 1 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 7 Poor public health...
*11.5.125 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 7...124 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 7 Inflation...1. 3 Government instability/coups...1. 0 Seychelles Seychelles Sub-saharan africa Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3
*18.7.77 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*4. 3...87 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 0 Inflation...5. 7 Inefficient government bureaucracy...5. 4 Crime and theft...4. 9 Inadequately educated workforce...
*0. 7...140 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*9. 8...135 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
28.2 Inflation...20.5 Insufficient capacity to innovate...15.2 Inadequately educated workforce...7. 6 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*44.6.8 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 4...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 2 Inflation...0. 2 Slovak Republic Slovak Republic Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2
*20.6.64 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 2 Inflation...0. 6 Crime and theft...0. 3 Poor public health...0. 2 Foreign currency regulations...
*23.6.48 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 1 Inflation...1. 5 Tax regulations...1. 5 Poor public health...1. 2 Tax rates...1. 0 Government instability/coups...
*13.5.119 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 8...102 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 4 Inflation...0. 3 Foreign currency regulations...0. 2 Crime and theft...0. 0 Spain Spain Advanced economies Stage of development Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition
*18.9.75 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
9. 3 Inflation...8. 6 Tax rates...8. 4 Corruption...8. 2 Restrictive labor regulations...7. 1 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*28.5.28 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 9...117 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 7 Inflation...3. 9 Tax rates...3. 7 Foreign currency regulations...3. 0 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...
*n/a n/a 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 9...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
5. 5 Inflation...4. 8 Poor work ethic in national labor force...4. 8 Restrictive labor regulations...
*15.5.102 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 6...99 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 9 Inflation...1. 3 Government instability/coups...1. 1 Poor public health...1. 1 Crime and theft...
*24.3.44 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 0...69 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 9 Inflation...0. 7 Government instability/coups...0. 6 Crime and theft...0. 5 Poor public health...
*30.7.23 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 2...74 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 3 Inflation...4. 3 Inadequately educated workforce...2. 7 Government instability/coups...2. 5 Access to financing...
*30.9.22 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 8...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
15.4 Inflation...4. 9 Foreign currency regulations...4. 9 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*13.7.116 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 0...91 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 7 Inflation...6. 6 Inadequately educated workforce...6. 2 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*19.9.69 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 9...125 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 5 Inflation...0. 3 Poor public health...0. 3 Foreign currency regulations...0. 1 Thailand Thailand Emerging
*28.5.27 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 2...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
1. 1 Inflation...0. 9 Tax regulations...0. 9 Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Emerging and Developing Asia Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3 Stage of development Timor
*63.1.1 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*10.6.137 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*n/a n/a 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
1. 5 Inflation...0. 9 Poor public health...0. 8 Government instability/coups...0. 5 Tax regulations...
*24.2.46 46 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 2...93 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 4 Inflation...4. 1 Insufficient capacity to innovate...4. 0 Crime and theft...1. 9 Poor public health...
*14.9.106 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 1...108 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 4 Inflation...4. 0 Insufficient capacity to innovate...2. 8 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*13.7.117 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 5...122 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
11.5 Inflation...8. 4 Inefficient government bureaucracy...7. 6 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*14.7.109 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*5. 4...97 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
8. 8 Inflation...8. 0 Tax rates...7. 7 Tax regulations...4. 3 Foreign currency regulations...
*6. 0...134 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*0. 3...75 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
19.9 Inflation...15.2 Inadequately educated workforce...14.4 Access to financing...13.9 Poor work ethic in national labor force...
*38.9.11 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 1...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 1 Inflation...1. 4 Corruption...0. 8 Poor public health...0. 8 Crime and theft...
*11.0.126 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*2. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
4. 1 Inflation...4. 0 Inadequate supply of infrastructure...2. 7 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*17.2.87 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 5...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
5. 9 Inflation...5. 4 Poor work ethic in national labor force...4. 9 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*16.0.98 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*8. 6...128 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
17.6 Inflation...13.0 Policy instability...10.8 Inefficient government bureaucracy...9. 6 Corruption...6. 5 Crime and theft...
*26.4.36 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*40.7.144 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..*49.8.85 3. 05 Country credit rating, 0 100 (best*..
5. 8 Inflation...5. 6 Tax rates...5. 5 Government instability/coups...3. 7 Foreign currency regulations...
*33.2.17 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*6. 6...113 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
2. 5 Inflation...1. 4 Insufficient capacity to innovate...1. 0 Tax rates...0. 7 Poor public health...
*5. 4...135 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*11.1.139 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
6. 3 Inflation...4. 6 Policy instability...3. 7 Foreign currency regulations...3. 5 Insufficient capacity to innovate...
*25.5.38 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*7. 0...119 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
0. 0 Inflation...0. 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Sub-saharan africa Factor driven Efficiency driven Innovation driven 1 Transition 1 2 2 Transition 2 3 3
*5. 7...143 3. 03 Inflation, annual%change*..*1. 6...1 3. 04 General government debt,%GDP*..
439 3. 03 Inflation...440 3. 04 Government debt...441 3. 05 Country credit rating...442 Pillar 4:
0. 9 3. 03 Inflation Annual percent change in consumer price index (year average) 2013 SOURCES: International monetary fund, World Economic Outlook Database (April 2014 edition;
national sources 3. 03 Inflation Annual percent change in consumer price index (year average) 2013 For inflation rates between 0. 5 and 2. 9 percent,
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