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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