UAE among top 20 countries in GEI rating

DUBAI / WAM

The United Arab Emirates has ranked 19th globally in the Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) Report 2016, advancing one spot from last year and surpassing countries such as Norway, South Korea, Turkey and Japan.
The UAE topped the list of countries within the Middle East and North Africa region, which comprises 15 countries, including Turkey.
An analysis of the UAE’s performance in the GEI Report, prepared by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, based in Dubai, showed that the country has advanced in a number of indicators and themes in the annual report issued by the International Institute for Entrepreneurship and Development, based in Washington.
Abdullah Nasser Lootah, Director-General of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, said in a press statement yesterday that the Authority hoped to achieve the best performance in the report by 2017.

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