Competitividad 2.0: Brazil Case

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  BRAZIL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT: HOW TO UNLEASH THE COUNTRY’S FULL COMPETITIVENESS POTENTIAL

  * First-ever study of this kind analyses key strengths and weaknesses of Brazil’s competitiveness landscape
  * Report findings: Brazil’s strengths are market size as well as sophisticated and innovative business sector; weaknesses remain in macroeconomic environment, institutions, goods and labour markets

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The World Economic Forum released today The Brazil Competitiveness Report 2009,the first ever study of this type for Brazil.The findings of the Report are being presented and discussed at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro. The Report is the result of collaboration between the World Economic Forum and Fundação Dom Cabral.

  Using the Global Competitiveness Index’s methodology and the latest thinking in competitiveness research, The Brazil Competitiveness Report 2009 provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s current competitiveness landscape, highlighting strengths and problematic areas. Ranked 64th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009, Brazil posted a remarkable eight-place improvement since last year, with progress experienced in the institutional environment and labour and financial market efficiency, among others. The Report finds that weaknesses remain in the macroeconomic environment, institutions and goods and labour markets, while notable strengths are its market size as well as its sophisticated and innovative business sector.
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  Insightful contributions on specific challenges and opportunities for Brazil’s competitiveness written by leading academics and experts, such as Paulo Resende, Associate Dean and Coordinator of the Infrastructure and Logistics Department, Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil and Claudia Costin, Secretary of Education of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, among others complete the Report. Some of the issues explored in depth include: infrastructure, public institutions, environmental sustainability, business sophisticati

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