The NCPC has published a Competitiveness Bulletin summarising Ireland's performance in the latest Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook.  This is an annual assessment that benchmarks the performance of economies based on more than 330 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness.  It ranks Ireland the most competitive country in the euro area and the 2nd most competitive economy in the world (out of 64 economies).

The NCPC Bulletin can be accessed here.

More information on the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook can be found here.