Contributors and Acknowledgements

At the World Economic Forum Centre for the New Economy and Society

Project Team

Kusum Kali Pal
Insight Specialist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Kim Piaget
Insights Lead, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Silja Baller
Head of Mission, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Vesselina Ratcheva
Head of Insights Product Coordination

Saadia Zahidi
Managing Director

Acknowledgements

We are extremely grateful to our colleagues in the Centre for the New Economy and Society for their support, especially to the Insights team: Mark Rayner, Ricky Li, Kateryna Karunska, Guillaume Hingel, Philipp Grosskurth, and Andrew Silva.

We are immensely grateful to Professor Ricardo Hausmann, Director of the Growth Lab at Harvard University’s Center for International Development; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School; and Professor Laura D’Andrea Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at UC Berkeley’s Blum Center for Developing Economies, for their longstanding guidance and support.

A special thank you to Michael Fisher for his excellent copyediting work and to Accurat for their outstanding graphic designing and layout of the report, as well as for its outstanding work to create the report’s Economy Profiles and online Data Explorer, and SMOG, who created the cover.

For more information, or to get involved, please contact cnes@weforum.org.

Collaborations

The Centre for the New Economy and Society aims to empower decision-making among leaders in business and policy by providing fresh, actionable insight through collaboration with leading experts and data-holding companies as part of its New Metrics Co-Lab. We are pleased to have collaborated with LinkedIn, Coursera, Hologic and WTW this year and thank the following contributors:

Coursera

• Maria-Nicole Ikonomou, Global Communications Lead, Governments & Higher Ed

• Eric Karsten, Data Science Lead, Research and Insights

Hologic

• Lisa Hellmann

• Fred Walker

Gallup

• Benedicte Clouet

• Marie Clare Evans

• Courtney Hesselbacher

Linkedin

• Kristin Keveloh, Senior Lead Manager, Public Policy & Economic Graph Programmes

• Silvia Lara, Data Scientist, Economic Graph Team

• Maeve Ryan, Senior Data Scientist, Economic Graph Team

• Pei Ying Chua, Staff Data Scientist, Economic Graph Team

• Séin Ó Muineacháin, Manager, Economic Graph Team

WTW

• Manjit Basi, Wealth Equity Team Lead, Integrated & Global Solutions

• Mark Mann, Wealth Equity Team, Integrated & Global Solutions

• Rowena Agnes, Wealth Equity Team, Integrated & Global Solutions

• Valentina Rocchi, Wealth Equity Team, Integrated & Global Solutions

Centre for the New Economy and Society Business Partners

The World Economic Forum would like to thank the Business Partners of the Centre for their guidance and support.

AARP

Accenture

Adecco Group AG

AIG

AlixPartners

Amazon

AMTD Group

APCO Worldwide Inc.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP)

Bahrain Economic Development Board

Bain & Company Inc.

Bank of America

Bank of Montreal

Barclays

BC Energy Investments Corp.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bloomberg LP

BNY Mellon

Carlsberg A/S

Centene Corporation

Chegg, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC

Contextere

Coursera Inc.

Crescent Enterprises

Crescent Petroleum

Culture Amp

Dassault Systèmes SE

Degreed Inc

Dell Technologies

Deloitte

Dentsu Inc.

Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Dogan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.S

DP World Limited

Dubai Cares

DXC Technology

Egon Zehnder International Schweiz AG

Eurasian Resources Group Sàrl

European Investment Bank (EIB)

EY

Fortescue Metals Group Limited

Fortinet Inc.

Google Inc.

HCL Technologies Ltd

Heidrick & Struggles

Henry Schein Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hologic Inc.

Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

HP Inc.

HSBC Holdings Plc

Hubert Burda Media

IBM Corporation

IDEO

Indiavidual Learning Ltd

Indus Group

Infosys Ltd

Ingka Group (IKEA)

Intel Corporation Intermountain Healthcare

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Invesco Ltd

Islamic Development Bank

JBS S/A

Jerónimo Martins SGPS SA

JLL

Johnson & Johnson

Kearney

KIRKBI A/S

LGT Group Foundation

LinkedIn Corporation

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton

ManpowerGroup Inc.

Marsh McLennan

Mayo Clinic

McKinsey & Company

Medtronic Plc

Merck KGaA

Microsoft Corp.

Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation

(MiSK) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Natixis

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Nestlé

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

Novartis AG

NYSE Group Inc.

Old Mutual Limited

Omnicom Group Inc.

Open Society Institute

PayPal

PepsiCo Inc.

Pladis Foods Limited

Procter & Gamble

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)

Publicis Groupe

PwC

Pymetrics Inc.

QI Group

Randstad N.V.

RBC Financial Group

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd

Reliance Industries Limited

RMZ Corp.

Royal DSM NV

Russell Reynolds Associates Inc.

Salesforce, Sàrl

Sanofi

SAP SE

Saudi Aramco

Sea Limited

SEEK Limited

Sempra

Sequoia Capital Operations LLC

Shell Plc

Siemens AG

Skillsoft

SONAE SGPS SA

Splunk Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

State Street Corporation

Teck Resources Limited

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

The GHR Foundation

The Laudes Foundation

The LEGO Foundation

The Samuel Group

Uber Technologies Inc.

Udacity

Unilever

Verizon Communications

Visa Inc.

VMware Inc.

Volkswagen AG

Wipro Limited

Workday Inc.

WorldQuant LLC

WTW

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Zurich Insurance Group

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Partner Institutes

The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society is pleased to acknowledge and thank the following organizations as its valued Partner Institutes.

Albania
Institute for Contemporary Studies & Tirana Business University and College

• Helton Cevi, Project Coordinator

• Artan Hoxha, President of ISB and Administrator of TBU

• Oltjon Valisi, Assistant Project Coordinator

Angola
Jobartis

• João Freitas, Country Manager

• Luis Verdeja, Director

Argentina
IAE Business School—Universidad Austral

• Eduardo Luis Fracchia, Director of Academic Department of Economics

• Martin Calveira, Research Assistant

Armenia
Economy and Values Research Center

• Sevak Hovhannisyan, Board Member and Senior Associate

• Lilit Apyan, Analyst

Australia
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)

• Innes Willox, Chief Executive Officer

• Julie Toth, Chief Economist

• Colleen Dowling, Senior Research Analyst

Austria
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)

• Gabriel Felbermayr, Director

• Michael Peneder, Senior Researcher, Project Lead

• Alexandros Charos, Survey Manager

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Marketing Society

• Ashraf Hajiyev, Coordinator

• Fuad Aliyev, Consultant

• Nigar Huseynzade, Chairman

Bahrain
Bahrain Economic Development Board

• Khalid Humaidan, Chief Executive

• Nada Azmi, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning & Competitiveness Advocacy

• Fatema Alatbi, Senior Executive of Competitiveness Advocacy Department

Bangladesh
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

• Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director

• Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director

• Salay Mostofa, Programme Associate

• Ratia Rehnuma, Programme Associate

Barbados
University of West Indies

• Jonathan Lashley, Senior Fellow

• Alicia Graham, Administrative Assistant

Belgium
Dynata

• Felix Benjamin Bauer, Account Director

Benin
Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique (IREEP)

• Leonard Wantchekon, President

• Stéphania Houngan, Research Associate

Bolivia
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Bosnia and Herzegovina
School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo

• Zlatko Lagumdzija, Professor

• Jasmina Selimovic, Dean

• Amra Kapo, Assistant Professor

Botswana
Botswana National Productivity Centre

• Letsogile Batsetswe, Research Consultant and Statistician

• Zelda Okatch, Information and Research Services Manager

• Christopher Diswai, Executive Director

Brazil
Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC)

• Carlos Arruda, Professor of Innovation and Competitiveness

• Ana Burcharth, Associate Professor

• Miguel Costa, Intern Researcher

Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Teknologi Brunei

• Hajah Noor Maya binti Haji Md. Salleh, Acting Vice Chancellor

• Wida Sustanty biniti Haji Suhaili, Assistant Professor

Bulgaria
Center for Economic Development

• Maria Prohaska, Director

• Ivalina Simeonova, Project Manager

Cape Verde
Center for Applied Statistics and Econometrics Research - INOVE

• Frantz Tavares, Chief Executive Officer

• Jerónimo Freire, Project Manager

• Júlio Delgado, Director

Cambodia
Nuppun Research and Consulting Co., Ltd

• Khin Pisey, Managing Director

• Pong Vanny, Researcher

• Kimhong Sin, Research Assistant

Cameroon
Compétitivité Cameroon

• Hermann Fotie Ii, Permanent Secretary

• Oumar Mairou, Head of Operations

• Nsoe Nkouli Jean Baptiste, Expert competitiveness observatory

• Tanankem Belmondo, Expert investment climate

Canada
Dynata

• Felix Benjamin Bauer, Account Director

Chad
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur la Gouvernance, les Industries Extractives et le Développement Durable

• Simael Mbairassem, Economist in charge of research and public policies

• Maoundonodji Gilbert, Managing Director

Chile
University Adolfo Ibañez, School of Government

• Carolina Apablaza, Director

• Patricio Aroca, Professor

• Isabella Cuneo, Doctoral Student

China
Dataway Horizon

• Lingling Qiao, General Manager

• Yuming Zhi, Research Director

• Zhuyu Yao, Senior Project Manager

Colombia
Ministry of National Planning of Colombia

• Alejandra Botero Barco, Director

• Camilo Rivera Perez, Director, Innovation and Private Sector Development

• Sara Patricia Rivera, Adviser

Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo-Invest Consulting (CIC)

• Bertin Muderhwa, Head of Service in charge of Studies and Statistics at the Federation of Businesses of Congo (FEC)

• Faila Tabu Ngandi, Administrative Assistant

• Teza Bila Minlangu, General Director

Costa Rica
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Côte d'Ivoire
Centre for Promotion of Investments In Cote d'Ivoire (CEPICI)

• Esmel Emmanuel Essis, Chief Executive Officer

• Ramatou Fall, Director of Business Environment

• Simon Meledje, Head of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Department

Croatia
National Competitiveness Council for Croatia

• Jadranka Pepelugoski Gable, Advisor

• Iva Tomić, Chief Economist

Cyprus
Cyprus Employers and Industry Confederation (OEB)

• Antonis Frangoudis, Director Business Development and Economic Affairs Department

Bank of Cyprus

• Kyriacos Antoniou, Governance Officer

Czech Republic
CMC Graduate School of Business

• Tomáš Janča, Executive Director

Denmark
Danish Technological Institute

• Stig Yding Sørensen, Senior Specialist

• Andreas Bjerre Lunkeit, Consultant

Dominican Republic
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Ecuador
ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL)

• Sara Wong, Professor

• Tania Tenesaca, Project Coordinator

• Xavier Ordeñana, Dean

• Jack Zambrano, Research Assistant

Egypt
The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)

• Abla Abdel Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research

• Khaled Wahid, Head of Statistical Analysis Department

El Salvador
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Estonia
Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI)

• Kiira Martens, Research officer

• Marje Josing, Director

Finland
ETLA - The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy

• Aki Kangasharju, Managing Director

• Markku Lehmus, Head of Forecasting

• Ville Kaitila, Researcher

France
Business France

• Cassagnes Louise, Economist

• Marcias Manuel, Head of Service : Economic studies

Georgia
TSU Center for Analysis and Forecasting

• Vakhtang Charaia, Director

• Otar Anguridze, Head of the Board

• Mamuka Tsereteli, Expert

• Mariam Lashkhi, Project Manager

Germany
Institute for Innovation and Technology within the VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH

• Michael Nerger, Project Leader

Ghana
Association of Ghana Industries

• Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, President

• Seth Twum-Akwaboah, Chief Executive Officer

• John Defor, Direcctor, Policy and Research

Greece
SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises

• Michael Mitsopoulos, Director - Business Environment and Regulatory Affairs

• Athanasios Printsipas, Senior Advisor - SEV Business Council for Sustainable Development

Guatemala
FUNDESA

• Juan Carlos Paiz, President of the Board of Directors

• Juan Carlos Zapata, Chief Executive Officer

• Priscilla González, Corporate Affairs Coordinator

Honduras
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Hong Kong SAR, China
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

• Watson Chan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Policy & Business Development)

• Simon Ngan, Director, Business Policy

• Wilson Chong, Senior Economist

Hungary
KOPINT-TÁRKI Economic Research Ltd

• Peter Vakhal, Senior Research Associate

• Éva Palócz, CEO

Iceland
The Icelandic Centre for future studies

• Karl Friðriksson, Manager Director

University of Iceland, Center for Strategy and Competitiveness

• Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, Professor

India
LeadCap Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd (LeadCap Ventures)

• Vidyadhar Prabhudesai, Director & COO

• Sangeeth Varghese, Managing Director & CEO

Indonesia
Dynata

• Felix Benjamin Bauer, Account Director

Center for Industry, SME and Business Competition Studies, University of Trisakti

• Prof. Tulus Tambunan, Director

• Ida Busnetti, Vice Director

Iran, Islamic Rep.
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Deputy of Economic Affairs

• Mohamadreza Doostmohamadi, Director of Statistics & Economical information center

• Hanie Ziadlou, Senior Research Analyst

• Zahra Naseri, Senior Research Analyst

Ireland

Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)

• Geraldine Anderson, Head of Research

Israel
Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI)

• Ron Tomer, President, Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI)

• Ruby Ginel, CEO, Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI)

• Dan Catarivas, General Manager, Foreign Trade and International Relations Division, MAI

• Itai Nakash, Deputy General Manager, Foreign Trade and International Relations Division, MAI

Italy
Italian Trade Agency (ITA)

• Stefano Nigro, Director FDI Coordination Office

• Giuseppe Credendino, Officer FDI Coordination Office

• Ludovico Augello, Officer FDI Coordination Office

Japan
Waseda University

• Jusuke Ikegami, Professor

• Mitsuyo Tsubayama, Coordinator

• Shoko Miya, Coordinator

Jordan
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan

• Hadram Al Fayes, Director

• Ghada Issa, Head of Competitiveness Division

• Thamer Masarweh, Researcher

Kazakhstan
Center for Strategic Initiatives LPP

• Olzhas Khudaibergenov, Senior Partner

• Yerbol Tulegenov, Associate Partner

Kenya
University of Nairobi

• Karuti Kanyinga, Research Professor and Director, IDS

• Vincent Mugo, Project Assistant IDS

• Paul Kamau, Associate Research Professor, IDS

Korea, Rep.
Korea Development Institute

• Joonghae Suh, Executive Director, Economic Information and Education Center

• Youngho Jung, Head, Public Opinion Analysis Unit

• Sohee Kim, Senior Reseach Associate, Public Opinion Analysis Unit

Kuwait
Kuwait University

• Adel Al-Husainan, Committee Member

• Fahad Al-Rashid, Committee Chairman

• Sayer Al-Sayer, Committee Member

Kyrgyz Republic
Economic Policy Institute

• Lola Abduhametova, Project Coordinator

• Marat Tazabekov, Chairman

Lao PDR
Enterprise & Development Consultants Co. Ltd (EDC)

• Buakhai Phimmavong, Managing Partner

• Thipphasone Inthachack, Office administrator

Latvia
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

• Arnis Sauka, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Development

Lebanon
Infopro

• Rramzi El Hafez, General Manager

• Simone Matar, Deputy General Manager

• Barrak Dbeiss, Project Manager

Lesotho
Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho (PSFL)

• Thabo Qhesi, CEO

• Khotsofalang Molieleng, Project Officer

• Qothoase Khofane, Project Officer

Lithuania
Enterprise Lithuania

• Vytautas Adomaitis, Regulatory affairs officer

• Irena Karelina, Analyst

Luxembourg
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

• Christel Chatelain, Head of Economic Affairs Assistant

• Jean-Baptiste Nivet, Sr Economist

• Sidonie Paris, Economist

Malawi
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• Chancellor Kaferapanjira, Chief Executive

• Madalitso Kazembe, Director, Business Environment & Policy Advocacy

• Manfred Maguru, Economic Analyst

Malaysia
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)

• Dato' Abdul Latif Abu Seman, Director General

• Wan Fazlin Nadia Wan Osman, Director Productivity & Competitiveness Development Division

• Zahid Ismail, Deputy Director General

Mali
Mali Applied and Theoretical Economics Research Group (GREAT)

• Massa Coulibaly, Executive Director

• Wélé Fatoumata Binta Sow, Researcher

• Badiégué Diallo, Administrative and Financial Assistant

Malta
Competitive Malta - Foundation for National Competitiveness

• Adrian Said, Associate

• Matthew Castillo, Associate

Mauritius
Economic Development Board

• Ken Poonoosamy, CEO

• Sanroy Seechurn, Manager

• Dooshala Ramjutun-Ramlaul, Lead Professional

Mexico
Ministry of the Economy

• Jesús Cantú Escalante, Head of the Unit of Business Regulation, Competitiveness and Competition

• Jorge Eduardo Arreola Cavazos, General Director for Competitiveness and Competition

Moldova
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM)

• Grigore Belostecinic, Rector

Institute for Economic Research and European Studies (IERES)

• Corneliu Gutu, Director

Mongolia
Open Society Forum (OSF)

• Erdenejargal Perenlei, Executive Director

• Oyunbadam Davaakhuu, Program Manager

Montenegro
The Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses (ISSP)

• Maja Drakic Grgur, Project Coordinator

• Veselin Vukotic, President

Morocco
The Policy Centre for the New South (PCNS)

• Asma Tahraoui, Senior Knoweldge Manager

• Abdelaaziz Ait Ali, Head Economics Reserach Department

• Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President

African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET)

• John Asafu Adjaye, Senior Fellow - Economic Management and Governance Program

• Edward Brown, Senior Director, Research & Policy Engagements

Mozambique
African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET)

• John Asafu Adjaye, Senior Fellow - Economic Management and Governance Program

• Edward Brown, Senior Director, Research & Policy Engagements

Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique

• Roque Magaia, Economist

Namibia
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

• Ndapunikwa Fikameni, Research Associate

• Salmi Shigwedha, Research Associate

• Graham Hopwood, Director

Nepal
Competitiveness and Development Institute (CODE)

• Ramesh C. Chitrakar, Project Director/ Country Coordinator

• Menaka Shrestha, Team Member

• Abhinandan Baniya, Associate Team Member

Netherlands
Amsterdam Centre for Business Innovation, University of Amsterdam

• Henk Volberda, Director and Professor of Strategy & Innovation

• Kevin Heij, Project Manager

• Egbert Peppelman, Research Assistant

New Zealand
BusinessNZ

• Kirk Hope, CEO

• Kathryn Asare, Manager Communications

Nicaragua
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Nigeria
Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

• Laoye Jaiyeola, Chief Executive Officer

• Olusegun Omisakin, Director of Research

• Sodik Olofin, Research Analyst

• Wilson Erumebor, Senior Economist

North Macedonia
Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia

• Drilon Iseni, Executive Director

• Miranda Ajdini, Legal associate

• Durim Zekiri, Research and development

Pakistan
Mishal Pakistan

• Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer

• Puruesh Chaudhary, Director

• Amna Sabahat Bhutta, Director

Panama
INCAE Business School

• Ronald Arce, Researcher

• Enrique Bolaños, President

• Octavio Martínez, Director

Paraguay
Paraguayan Foundation for Cooperation and Development

• Martin Burt, CEO

• Luis Fernando Sanabria, CEO

• Sol Urbieta, Management Assistant

Peru
Industrial Development Center of the National Society of Industries

• Luis Tenorio, Executive Director

• Maria Elena Baraybar, Project Assistant

• Benoni Sanchez, Head of Systems

Philippines
Makati Business Club (MBC)

• Roxanne Lu, Programs Director

• Trisha Teope, Foreign Programs Officer

Poland
National Bank of Poland

• Piotr Boguszewski, Economic Advisor

• Piotr Szpunar, Director

Portugal
PROFORUM Association for the Development of Engineering

• Ilidio De Ayala Serôdio, Vice-President

• Helena Roquette, Secretary of the President

Business Administrators Forum (FAE)

• Paulo Carmona, President

• David Braga Malta, Member

• Susana Lourenco, Executive Assistant

Qatar
Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) / Social & Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) - Qatar University

• Issa Abdull Salam Abu Issa, Secretary General

• Sarah Abdallah, Deputy General Manager

• Kaltham Ali Al-Ghanim, Director, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)

• Raymond Carasig, Senior Survey Support Specialist

• Maria Jusay, Executive Secretary

Romania
ADAF (Association of Women Entrepreneurship Development)

• Rotaru Cornelia, President

• Rotaru Gela, Business Analyst

Russian Federation
Eurasia Competitiveness Institute

• Alexey Prazdnichnykh, Managing Director

• Nikita Popov, Project Associate

Rwanda
Rwanda Development Board

• Kennedy Kalisa, Strategy Analyst

• Diogene Dusabiyaremye, Strategy Analyst

• Louise Kanyonga, Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer

Saudi Arabia
Alfaisal University

• Eiman Habbas Al-Mutairi, CEO of the National Competitiveness Centre

• Salman Al-Tukhaifi, Analytical Director

• Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi, Specialist Research and Reporting

• Mohammed Kafaji, Associate Dean for Quality Assurance and accreditation

Senegal
Centre de Recherches Economiques Appliquées (CREA), Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar

• Babacar Sène, Director of the Center for Applied Economic Research, Coordinator of the survey

• Mamadou Marone, Supervisor of investigators, Researcher at CREA

Serbia
Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN)

• Aleksandar Radivojević, Project Coordinator

• Dejan Molnar, Director

• Svetozar Tanasković, Researcher

Sierra Leone
GQRDOTCOM Limited (GQR)

• Omodele Jones, Chief Executive Officer

Singapore
Singapore Economic Development Board

• Cheng Wai San, Director and Head, Research and Statistics Unit

• Teo Xinyu, Executive Officer (Senior), Research and Statistics Unit

Slovak Republic
Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS) (Slovak Republic)

• Peter Serina, Executive Director

• Robert Kičina, Member of the Board

Slovenia
Institute for Economic Research

• Peter Stanovnik, Professor

• Sonja Uršič, Senior Research Assistant

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics

• Mateja Drnovšek, Full Professor

South Africa
Business Unity South Africa

• Tyson Thamsanqa Sibanda, Economic Policy Manager

• Olivier Serrao, Economic Policy Executive Director

• Cas Coovadia, Chief Executive Officer

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)

• Kithmina Hewage, Research Economist

• Tharindu Udayanga, Research Assistant

Sweden
Ratio Institute

• Dennis Jernkrook, Communications employee

• Nils Karlson, Former CEO

Dynata

• Felix Benjamin Bauer, Account Director

Switzerland
University of St. Gallen

• Tobias Trütsch, Head of Economics Division

Taiwan, China
Taiwan Institute of Economic Research

• Chen, Yi-Man, Associate Research Fellow

• Tsuo, I-Chun, Assistant Research Fellow

Tajikistan
The Center of Sociological Research "Zerkalo"

• Kahramon Bakoev,, Director

• Gulnora Beknazarova, Director LLC "Tahlil va Mashvarat"

• Firdavs Kuliev, Project Manager

Tanzania
REPOA Ltd

• Donald Mmari, Executive Director

• Lucas Katera, Director of Collaborations and Capacity Building

• Cornel Jahari, Researcher & Field Manager

Thailand
Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University

• Wilert Puriwat, Dean

• Kanyarat Sanoran, Assistant Dean

Trinidad and Tobago
Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business (ALJGSB)

• Raynardo Hassanally, Alumni Relations Coordinator

• Balraj Kistow, Programme Director

• Ron Sookram, Academic Coordinator

Tunisia
Institut Arabe des Chefs d'Entreprises

• Majdi Hassen, Executive Director

• Safa Benmabrouk, Economic researcher

Turkey
TÜSIAD - Sabanci University Competitivness Forum (REF)

• Esra Durceylan Kaygusuz, Director

• Sezen Uğurlu Sum, Specialist

Ukraine
CASE Ukraine, Center for Social and Economic Research

• Dmytro Boyarchuk, Executive Director

• Vladimir Dubrovskiy, Leading Economist

• Oksana Kuziakiv, Senior Adviser

United Arab Emirates
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

• Hanan Ahli, Acting Director of Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

• Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi, Undersecretary of Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom
Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

• Nicola Grimwood, Survey Team Manager

• Lois Braney, Senior Survey Analyst

• Andreas Belegratis, Data Scientist

United States
Dynata

• Felix Benjamin Bauer, Account Director

Uruguay
Universidad ORT Uruguay

• Isidoro Hodara, Professor

• Bruno Gili, Professor

• Federico Monetti, Professor

Venezuela
Venezuelan Council for Investment Promotion (Venezuela)

• Jennyn Osorio, Economics Affairs Manager

Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS)

• Tran Hoang Ngan, Director

• Trieu Thanh Son, Head of Rereach Management

• Nguyen Manh Quan, Researcher

Yemen, Rep.
Yemeni Business Club (YBC)

• Fathi Abdulwase Hayel Saeed, Chairman

• Ghadeer Ahmed Almaqhafi, Executive Director

• Safa Abdullah Alsayaghi, Projects Manager

Zambia
University of Zambia

• Patricia Funjika, Research Fellow, Institute of Economic and Social Research

• Joseph Simbaya, Director, Institute of Economic and Social Research

• Chitalu Chama Chiliba, Assistant Director, Institute of Economic and Social Research