The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) World Economic Forum
The Global Competitiveness Report, built around the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), is brought out by the World Economic Forum, the Geneva-based foundation. Its 2019 edition reviewed 141 economies.
- ✓ (c) The GCI and the report that presents it are the World Economic Forum's; the 2019 edition assessed 141 countries.
- ✗ (d) The World Bank's country ranking of that period was the Doing Business Report, a different index on business regulation (India was 63rd of 190 in the 2020 edition).
Remember · Global Competitiveness Report / Index = World Economic Forum. Doing Business Report = World Bank (a separate ranking).
Sources
- PIB: Global Competitiveness Index (Ministry of Commerce and Industry), 2019 ↗ “The GCI brought out by the World Economic Forum involved performance review of 141 countries.”
- PIB: India ranks 63 in World Bank's Doing Business Report (24 October 2019) ↗ “India has recorded a jump of 14 positions against its rank of 77 in 2019 to be placed now at 63 rd rank among 190 countries”
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