Acknowledgments

The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018 is published by the World Economic Forum within the framework of the System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Economic Progress. 

Professor Klaus Schwab
Executive Chairman

Professor Xavier Sala-i-Martín
Chief Advisor of The Global Competitiveness Report

Richard Samans
Head of Global Agenda, Member of the Managing Board

The System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Economic Progress

• Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, Head of the System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Economic Progress
• Silja Baller, Practice Lead, Digital Economy and Innovation Research
• Marcus Burke, Project Specialist
• Aengus Collins, Head, Content Strategy
• Gemma Corrigan, Practice Lead, Inclusive Growth
• Jonathan Eckart, Project Specialist, Inclusive Business Strategies
• Roberto Crotti, Practice Lead, Competitiveness Research
• Attilio Di Battista, Practice Lead, Trade and Competitiveness Research
• Thierry Geiger, Head of Research and Regional Impact
• Daniel Gómez Gaviria, Lead, Competitiveness Research
• Liana Melchenko, Lead, Partnership Engagement
• Ciara Porawski, Head of Partnerships
• Katharine Shaw, Project Specialist 
• Jessica Toscani, Project Specialist
• Jean-Francois Trinh Tan, Economist, Research and Regional Impact
• Stéphanie Verin, Community Specialist, Partnerships

We thank Hope Steele and Andrew Wright for their superb editing work and Neil Weinberg for his excellent graphic design and layout. We are grateful to Hassen Nass for his invaluable research assistance.

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Partner Institutes

The World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Economic Progress is pleased to acknowledge and thank the following organizations as its valued Partner Institutes, without which the realization of The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018 would not have been feasible:

Albania
Institute for Contemporary Studies (ISB)
Artan Hoxha, President
Elira Jorgoni, Senior Expert
Endrit Kapaj, Expert

Algeria
Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement (CREAD)
Mohamed Yassine Ferfera, Director
Khaled Menna, Research Fellow

Argentina
IAE—Universidad Austral
Carlos Marcelo Belloni, Research Analyst
Eduardo Fracchia, Director of Academic Department of Economics

Armenia
Economy and Values Research Center
Manuk Hergnyan, Chairman
Sevak Hovhannisyan, Board Member and Senior Associate

Australia
Australian Industry Group
Colleen Dowling, Senior Research Analyst
Julie Toth, Chief Economist
Innes Willox, Chief Executive

Austria
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
Christoph Badelt, Director
Gerhard Schwarz, Coordinator, Survey Department

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Marketing Society
Fuad Aliyev, Consultant
Ashraf Hajiyev, Coordinator

Bahrain
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive
Nada Azmi, Manager, Competitiveness Advocacy
Fatema Al Atbi, Junior Officer, Competitiveness Advocacy

Bangladesh
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director
Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director
Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow
Mastura Safayet, Programme Associate

Barbados
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
Don. D. Marshall, Director

Belgium
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Dean and Professor
Soha Saati, Corporate Alliances Manager

Benin
Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique (IREEP)
Horace Gninanfon, Research Assistant
Stéphania Houngan, Research Associate
Richard Houessou, Research Associate
Romaric Samson, Research Assistant
Léonard Wantchekon, Director

Bhutan
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI)
Tshering Lhaden, NTM Desk Officer
Phub Tshering, Secretary General
Kesang Wangdi, Deputy Secretary General

Bosnia and Herzegovina
MIT Center, School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo
Zlatko Lagumdzija, Professor
Zeljko Sain, Executive Director
Jasmina Selimovic, Assistant Director

Botswana
Botswana National Productivity Centre
Letsogile Batsetswe, Research Consultant and Statistician
Baeti Molake, Executive Director
Phumzile Thobokwe, Manager, Information and Research Services Department

Brazil
Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Carlos Arruda, Professor and Director of the FDC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Ana Burcharth, Associate Professor
Arthur Paiva Ramos, Research Assistant

Brunei Darussalam
Ease of Doing Business Unit, Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister’s Office
University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Bulgaria
Center for Economic Development
Adriana Daganova, Expert, International Programmes and Projects
Anelia Damianova, Senior Expert

Burundi
Faculty of Economics and Management, Research Centre for Economic and Social Development (CURDES), National University of Burundi
Ferdinand Bararuzunza, Director of the Centre
Gilbert Niyongabo, Head of Department
Léonidas Ndayizeye, Dean of the Faculty

Cambodia
Nuppun Institute for Economic Research (NUPPUN)
Chakriya Heng, Administrative Assistant
Pisey Khin, Director
Chanthan Tha, Senior Research Assistant

Cameroon
Comité de Compétitivité (SELPI)
Lucien Sanzouango, Permanent Secretary
Guy Yakana, Expert Junior
Samuel Znoumsi, Expert Senior

Canada
The Conference Board of Canada
Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist
Jessica Edge, Senior Research Associate
Natalie Verania, Administrative and Meeting Coordinator

Cape Verde
Center for Applied Statistics and Econometrics Research – INOVE
Júlio Delgado, Director
Jerónimo Freire, Project Manager
Frantz Tavares, Chief Executive Officer

Chad
Groupe de Recherches Alternatives et de Monitoring du Projet Pétrole-Tchad-Cameroun (GRAMP-TC)
Antoine Doudjidingao, Researcher
Gilbert Maoundonodji, Director
Celine Nénodji Mbaipeur, Programme Officer

Chile
School of Government, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Ignacio Briones, Dean
Julio Guzman, Assistant Professor

China
Institute of Economic System and Management
Chen Wei, Division Director and Professor
Li Xiaolin, Research Fellow
Li Zhenjing, Deputy Director and Professor

The China Center for Economic Statistics Research, Tianjin
University of Finance and Economics
Bojuan Zhao, Professor
Lu Dong, Professor
Jian Wang, Associate Professor
Hongye Xiao, Professor
Huazhang Zheng, Associate Professor

Colombia
National Planning Department
Santiago Matallana, Director, Private Sector Development
Luis Fernando Mejía, Director
Sara Rivera, Project Manager

Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness
Rosario Córdoba, President
Rafael Puyana, Vice President

Congo, Republic Democratic of
Congo-Invest Consulting (CIC)
Teza Bila, Managing Director
Alphonse Mande, Project Coordinator

Croatia
National Competitiveness Council
Jadranka Gable, Advisor
Kresimir Jurlin, Research Fellow

Cyprus
European University of Cyprus Research Center
Bambos Papageorgiou, Head of Socioeconomic & Academic Research

Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd
Maria Georgiadou, Consultant for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Charis Pouangare, Director of Corporate Banking and SME

Czech Republic
CMC Graduate School of Business
Tomáš Janča, Executive Director

Denmark
Danish Technological Institute
Hanne Shapiro, Innovation Director, Division for Business and Society
Stig Yding Sørensen, Center Director, Center for Business and Policy Analysis

Ecuador
ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL)
Virginia Lasio, Dean
Andrea Samaniego, Project Coordinator
Sara Wong, Professor

Egypt
The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)
Abla Abdel Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research
Khaled Wahid, Head of Statistical Department

Estonia
Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI)
Marje Josing, Director
Enterprise Estonia (EAS)
Tanel Rebane, Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre

Ethiopia
African Institute of Management, Development and Governance
Adugna Girma, Operations Manager
Tegegne Teka, Senior Expert

Finland
ETLA—The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Markku Kotilainen, Research Director
Petri Rouvinen, Research Director
Vesa Vihriälä, Managing Director

France
HEC Paris, HEC Paris Executive Education
Inge Kerkloh-Devif, Executive Director, Global Business Development
Armelle Dufour, Project Director, Global Initiatives
Chloé Hayreaud, Project Manager, Global Business Development

Gabon
Confédération Patronale Gabonaise
Alain Ba Oumar, President
Regis Loussou Kiki, General Secretary
Gina Eyama Ondo, Assistant General Secretary

Gambia, The
Gambia Economic and Social Development Research Institute (GESDRI)
Makaireh A. Njie, Director

Georgia
Business Initiative for Reforms in Georgia
Tamara Janashia, Executive Director
Giga Makharadze, Founding Member of the Board of Directors
Mamuka Tsereteli, Founding Member of the Board of Directors

Germany
WHU—Otto Beisheim School of Management
Ralf Fendel, Professor, Chair of Monetary Economics
Michael Frenkel, Professor, Chair of Macroeconomics and International Economics

Ghana
Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)
James Asare-Adjei, President
John Defor, Deputy Director, Policy & Research
Seth Twum-Akwaboah, Chief Executive Officer

Greece
SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
Michael Mitsopoulos, Senior Advisor, Macroeconomic Analysis and European Policy
Thanasis Printsipas, Associate Advisor, Macroeconomic Analysis and European Policy

Guatemala
FUNDESA
Felipe Bosch G., President of the Board of Directors
Juan Carlos Zapata, Chief Executive Officer

Haiti
Group Croissance S.A.
Kesner F. Pharel, Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Rocky Tung, Senior Economist

Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Alexandra Poon, Director

Hungary
KOPINT-TÁRKI Economic Research Ltd.
Éva Palócz, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Vakhal, Project Manager

Iceland
Innovation Center Iceland
Karl Fridriksson, Managing Director of Human Resources and Marketing
Tinna Jóhannsdóttir, Marketing Manager
Snaebjorn Kristjansson, Operational R&D Manager

India
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General
Danish A. Hashim, Director, Economic Research
Marut Sen Gupta, Deputy Director General

Indonesia
Center for Industry, SME & Business Competition Studies, University of Trisakti
Ida Busnetty, Vice Director
Tulus Tambunan, Director

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Department of Economic Affairs
Hamed Nikraftar, Project Manager
Farnaz Safdari, Research Associate
Homa Sharifi, Research Associate

Ireland
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Competitiveness Unit, Strategic Policy Division
John Maher, Senior Policy Analyst

Ibec, representing Irish Business
Fergal Obrien, Director of Policy and Public Affairs
Geraldine Anderson, Head of Research

School of Economics, University College Cork
Stephen Brosnan, Research Assistant
Eleanor Doyle, Head of School
Sean O’Connor, Research Assistant

Israel
Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI)
Shraga Brosh, President
Dan Catarivas, Foreign Trade & International Relations Director
Ruby Ginel, Managing Director

Italy
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Paola Dubini, Associate Professor, Bocconi University
Francesco A. Saviozzi, SDA Professor, Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department

Jamaica
Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM), The University of the West Indies
Michael Williams, Executive Director (Acting)
William Lawrence, Director, Professional Services Unit
Patricia Douce, Project Administrator, Professional Services Unit

Japan
Keio University
Jiro Tamura, Professor of Law, Keio University

In cooperation with Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
Hironori Saito, General Manager, Planning & Co-ordination, Keizai Doyukai

Jordan
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, Secretary General Ministry
H.E Imad Najib Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
Basma Suleiman Arabiyat, National Competitiveness Team Coordinator

Kazakhstan
Center for Strategic Initiatives
Olzhas Khudaibergenov, Senior Partner
Darmen Sadvakasov, Senior Partner
Abzal Sagatov, Project Manager

Kenya
Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
Paul Kamau, Senior Research Fellow
Dorothy McCormick, Research Professor
Winnie Mitullah, Director and Associate Research Professor

Korea, Republic of
Korea Development Institute
Joohoon Kim, Executive Director, Economic Information and Education Center
Youngho Jung, Chief, Public Opinion Analysis Unit
Jayoung Kim, Senior Research Associate, Public Opinion Analysis Unit

Kuwait
Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee
Adel Al-Husainan, Committee Member
Fahed Al-Rashed, Committee Chairman
Sayer Al-Sayer, Committee Member

Kyrgyz Republic
Economic Policy Institute
Marat Tazabekov, Chairman

Lao PDR
Enterprise & Development Consultants Co., Ltd

Latvia
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Arnis Sauka, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Development

Lebanon
Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program
Fadi Bizri, Managing Director
Sandrine Hachem, Programs Manager
InfoPro, Research Department

Lesotho
Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho
Nthati Mapitsi, Researcher
Thabo Qhesi, Chief Executive Officer
Kutloano Sello, President, Researcher

Lithuania
Statistics Lithuania
Ona Grigiene, Deputy Head, Knowledge Economy and Special Surveys Statistics Division
Vilija Lapeniene, Director General
Gediminas Samuolis, Head, Knowledge Economy and Special Surveys Statistics Division

Luxembourg
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Carlo Thelen, Chief Economist, Director General
Lynn Zoenen, Research Analyst
Laure Demezet, Research Analyst

Madagascar
Centre of Economic Studies, University of Antananarivo
Ravelomanana Mamy Raoul, Director
Razato Rarijaona Simon, Executive Secretary

Malawi
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Hope Chavula, Head, Public Private Dialogue
Chancellor L. Kaferapanjira, Chief Executive Officer

Malaysia
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
Zainon Bakar, Director
Mohd Razali Hussain, Director General
Abdul Latif Abu Seman, Deputy Director General

Mali
Groupe de Recherche en Economie Appliquée et Théorique (GREAT)
Massa Coulibaly, Executive Director

Malta
Competitive Malta
Matthew Castillo, Board Secretary
Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger, President

Mauritania
Mauritania Bicom-Service Commercial
Oumou El Khairy Youssouf, Administrative Financial Director
Ousmane Samb, Technical and Marketing Director
Habib Sy, Analyst

Mauritius
Board of Investment, Mauritius
Ken Poonoosamy, Managing Director
Manaesha Fowdar, Senior Investment Executive

Business Mauritius
Raj Makoond, Chief Executive Officer

Mexico
Center for Intellectual Capital and Competitiveness
Erika Ruiz Manzur, Executive Director
René Villarreal Arrambide, President and Chief Executive
Tania Guiot, Directot

Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO)
Juan E. Pardinas, General Director
Mariana Tapia, Researcher

Ministry of the Economy
María del Rocío Ruiz Chávez, Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Standardization
Francisco Javier Anaya Rojas, Technical Secretary for Competitiveness
Daniel Zaga Szenker, Deputy General Director

Moldova
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM)
Grigore Belostecinic, Rector Institute of Economic Research and European Studies (IERES)
Corneliu Gutu, Director

Mongolia
Open Society Forum (OSF), Mongolia
Oyunbadam Davaakhuu, Manager of Economic Policy Program
Erdenejargal Perenlei, Executive Director

Montenegro
Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses (ISSP)
Maja Drakic Grgur, Project Manager
Jadranka Kaludjerovic, Program Director
Veselin Vukotic, President

Morocco
Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM)
Meriem Bensalah Cheqroun, President
Si Mohamed Elkhatib, Project Head, Commission Climat des Affaires et Partenariat Public Privé
Ahmed Rahhou, President, Commission Climat des Affaires et Partenariat Public Privé

Mozambique
EconPolicy Research Group, Lda.
Peter Coughlin, Director
Mwikali Kieti, Project Coordinator

Namibia
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Ndeshi Fikameni, Research Associate
Graham Hopwood, Executive Director
Salmi Shigwedha, Research Associate

Nepal
Competitiveness and Development Institute (CODE)
Ramesh Chandra Chitrakar, Professor, Country Coordinator and Project Director
Menaka Shrestha, Team Member

Netherlands
Erasmus Centre for Business Innovation, Erasmus University
Henk W. Volberda, Director and Professor

New Zealand
BusinessNZ
Kirk Hope, Chief Executive

Nigeria
Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 
Olaoye Jaiyeola, Chief Executive Officer
Olusegun Omisakin, Head of Research and Information Services
Olajiire Onatade-Abati, Research Analyst 

Norway
Menon Economics
Christian Svane Mellbye, Senior Consultant
Erik W Jakobsen, Managing Partner in Menon

Oman
National Competitiveness Office
Tahani Bait Koraa, Director

Pakistan
Mishal Pakistan
Puruesh Chaudhary, Director Content
Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer

Paraguay
Centro de Análisis y Difusión de Economia Paraguaya (CADEP)
Dionisio Borda, Research Member
Fernando Masi, Director
María Belén Servín, Research Member

Peru
Centro de Desarrollo Industrial (CDI), Sociedad Nacional de Industrias
Néstor Asto, Associate Consultant
Maria Elena Baraybar, Project Assistant
Luis Tenorio, Executive Director

Philippines
Makati Business Club (MBC)
Elizabeth A. Bautista, Programs Officer
Edgar O. Chua, Chairman
Roxanne V. Lu, Programs and Projects Director
Peter Angelo V. Perfecto, Executive Director

Poland
Department of Financial Stability, National Bank of Poland
Piotr Boguszewski, Advisor
Dorota Mirowska-Wierzbicka, Economist
Jacek Osinski, Director

Portugal
PROFORUM, Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia
Ilídio António de Ayala Serôdio, President of the Board of Directors

Fórum de Administradores de Empresas (FAE)
Paulo Bandeira, General Director
Luis Filipe Pereira, President of the Board of Directors
Antonio Ramalho, Member of the Board of Directors

Qatar
Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA)
Sarah Abdallah, Deputy General Manager
Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa, Secretary-General

Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)
Hanan Abdul Rahim, Associate Director
Darwish Al-Emadi, Director
Raymond Carasig, Contracts and Grants Administrator

Romania
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Traian Caramanian, Secretary General
Irina Ion, Collaborator
Daniela Paul, World Economic Forum Project Country Coordinator

Russian Federation
Eurasia Competitiveness Institute (ECI)
Katerina Marandi, Programme Manager
Alexey Prazdnichnykh, Managing Director

Rwanda
Private Sector Federation (PSF)
Benjamin Gasamagera, Chairman
Stephen Ruzibiza, Chief Executive Officer

Saudi Arabia
Alfaisal University
Mohammed Kafaji, Director of Quality Assurance
and Accreditation

National Competitiveness Center (NCC)
Ayedh Hadi AlOtaibi, President
Asem Ali Alforih, Manager of Research and Development

Senegal
Centre de Recherches Economiques Appliquées (CREA), University of Dakar
Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Director
Ndiack Fall, Deputy Director
Youssou Camara, Administrative Staff

Serbia
Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN)
Aleksandar Radivojevic, Project Coordinator
Svetozar Tanaskovic, Researcher
Jelena Zarkovic Rakic, Director

Singapore
Economic Development Board
Thien Kwee Eng, Assistant Managing Director, Planning
Cheng Wai San, Director, Research & Statistics Unit
Teo Xinyu, Executive, Research & Statistics Unit

Slovak Republic
Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS)
Peter Kremsky, Executive Director

Slovenia
Institute for Economic Research
Peter Stanovnik, Professor
Sonja Uršic, Senior Research Assistant

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics
Mateja Drnovšek, Professor

South Africa
Business Leadership South Africa
Jurgens van Zyl, Infrastructure Manager
Bonang Mohale, Chief Executive Officer

Business Unity South Africa
Tanya Cohen, Chief Executive Officer
Olivier Serrao, Director, Economic Policy
Phila Fakude, Deputy Director, Social Policy

Spain
IESE Business School, International Center for Competitiveness
Pascual Berrone, Professor
María Luisa Blázquez, Research Associate

Sri Lanka
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS)
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director
Kithmina Hewage, Research Officer
Vishvanathan Subramaniam, Research Assistant

Sweden
International University of Entrepreneurship and Technology Association (IUET)
Thomas Andersson, President

In partnership with Deloitte Sweden

Switzerland
University of St. Gallen, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG)
Tobias Trütsch, Communications Manager

Taiwan, China
National Development Council 
Shien-Quey Kao, Deputy Minister 
Chung-Chung Shieh, Researcher, Economic Research Department 
Minghuei Wu, Director, Economic Research Department

Tajikistan
Center of Sociological Research “Zerkalo”
Qahramon Baqozoda, Director

Tanzania
Policy Research for Development, REPOA
Cornel Jahari, Assistant Researcher
Blandina Kilama, Senior Researcher
Donald Mmari, Executive Director

Thailand
Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University
Pasu Decharin, Dean
Siri-on Setamanit, Assistant Dean

Trinidad and Tobago
Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business
Dr. Balraj Kistow, Lecturer and Programme Director
Nirmala Maharaj, Director, Internationalisation and Institutional Relations

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Rolph Balgobin, NGC Distinguished Fellow, Department of Management Studies

Tunisia
Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises
Ahmed Bouzguenda, President
Majdi Hassen, Executive Counsellor

Turkey
TUSIAD Sabanci University Competitiveness Forum
Izak Atiyas, Director
Sezen Ugurlu, Project Specialist

Uganda
Kabano Research and Development Centre
Robert Apunyo, Program Manager
Delius Asiimwe, Executive Director
Anna Namboonze, Research Associate

Ukraine
CASE Ukraine, Center for Social and Economic Research
Dmytro Boyarchuk, Executive Director
Vladimir Dubrovskiy, Leading Economist

United Arab Emirates
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority
H.E. Abdulla Nasser Lootah, Director General

Department of Economic Development—Abu Dhabi, Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi
H.E. Khaleefa Salem Al Mansouri, Undersecretary
Department of Economic Development—Dubai, Competitiveness Office
H.E. Khaled Ibrahim Al Kassim, Director of Dubai Competitiveness Office

Zayed University
Mouawiya Al Awad, Director of Institute of Social and Economic Research

United Kingdom
LSE Enterprise Ltd
Elitsa Garnizova, Project Manager and Researcher
Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Senior Researcher

Uruguay
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Bruno Gili, Professor
Isidoro Hodara, Professor

Venezuela
CONAPRI—The Venezuelan Council for Investment Promotion
Litsay Guerrero, Economic Affairs and Investor Services Manager
Eduardo Porcarelli, Executive Director

Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Institute for Development Studies (HIDS)
Tran Anh Tuan, Acting Director
Du Phuoc Tan, Head of Urban Management Studies Department
Trieu Thanh Son, Deputy Head of Research Management and Cooperation Department

Yemen
Yemeni Business Club (YBC)
Fathi Abdulwasa Hayel Saeed, Chairman
Ghadeer Ahmed Almaqhafi, Acting Executive Director

Zambia
Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia
Patricia Funjika, Research Fellow and Project Coordinator
Jolly Kamwanga, Senior Research Fellow and Director
Grayson Koyi, Research Fellow

Zimbabwe
Fulham Economics, Harare
A. M. Hawkins, Chairman

Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
INCAE Business School, Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS)
Ronald Arce, Researcher
Enrique Bolaños, President
Víctor Umaña, Director

Liberia and Sierra Leone
FJP Development and Management Consultants
Omodele R. N. Jones, Chief Executive Officer