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Best Countries for Education

Which countries have the best education system in the world in 2020 ?

In order to determine the rankings; researchers have analyzed and compared 195 countries across two key categories of quality (like public education system, willingness to attend university, number of research institutions, university funding and endowment, specialization expertise, industrial linkage, academic educational professionals effectiveness, institutional output by research, higher education institutions perform in the various global rankings) and opportunity (like adult literacy rates, graduation rates, primary school completion rate, secondary school completion rate, high school completion rate, collegiate-level school completion rate, government expenditure on education in total % of GDP). To evaluate those dimensions, researchers looked at 16 indicators that fell into one of the three categories. Each attribute was graded on a 100-point scale.

Nelson Mandela said: "Edcuation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." 

Please read more at: Best Countries for Education in 2020 

 

Best Countries for Doing Business 

How is a nation’s ease of doing business measured?

Each year the World Bank publishes "Doing Business Index", an index measuring the ease of doing business in a given country. The higher a country’s Doing Business Index, the friendlier or easier its regulatory environment for doing business.

The measurement is based on the following ten factors like starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, cross-border trade, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

Please read more at: Best Countries for Doing Business

 

E.U. Trade Balance with the USA & China in 2019

In 2019, the United States (U.S.A.) was the largest partner for E.U. exports of goods (€ 384 billion) and the second largest partner for E.U. imports of goods (€ 232 billion).

The following data sheets are providing a picture of the international trade in goods between the European Union (E.U.) and the United States (U.S.A.) compare to China. It analyses the exports and imports of goods between those economies and the shares of each E.U. member state in those exchanges. 

Further it shows which country is the beneficiary and has a comparative advantage of Trade Surplus on international trades for each country while an advantage occurs, when goods are either more imported or less exported by one of these countries.

This market review is part of an online publication providing recent statistics on international trade in goods, covering information on the U.S.'s and E.U.'s main partners, main products traded, specific characteristics of trade as well as background information. 

Please read more at: E.U. Trade Balance with the United States & China in 2019 

Global Health Index 2019

List of Countries by Global Health Index in 2019

The Global Health Index (GHI) is a comprehensive assessment of global health care security.

The index, which ranks 195 countries and territories by their health care system, is based on a study that surveyed health security and capabilities across six categories and 65 different metrics. The average overall Global Health Index (GHI) score is 40.2 out of possible 100. Although 86% of countries invest local or donor funds in health security, few countries pay for health security gap assessments and action plans out of national budgets.

The higher a country’s scores, the more healthy a country is working !

Here you can check the country ranking of Global Health Index results.

The perfect Incubator for International Corruption

Did corruption or the latent recession cause the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020 ?

During COVID-19 outbreaks we see health systems struggle as they handle the increased pressure on resources. In recent days many have flagged how this brings to light weak points within a health system, such as workforce shortages and poor access to medicines. As we have observed that corruption is another of these weak points.

What came first and has caused or affected the world economy, the latent economic recession (2018 - 2019) in Europe or the COVID-19 impact in 2020? Obviously there is a close link between the EU recession and COVID-19 !

An international anti-fraud consulting group found several concerned issues while surveying 56 countries around the world in April/May 2020 to understand fraud in healthcare services which had affected COVID-19 response negatively in those countries.

Transparency International complains insistently

"Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing and the undue influence it exerts on our political systems."

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Did corruption or the latent recession cause the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020 ?

America is very, very bullish on the Economic Recovery

from Coronavirus

Business leaders predict the United States will swiftly dig itself out of the deep economic impact by the Coronavirus pandemic.

About 70% of US executives surveyed are expecting the American economy will recover from the current recession within one year, according to a survey of some 400 economic decision makers.

Approximately 80% of those CEOs, founders and other high-level executives are very confident in the US economy despite the pandemic impact.

The findings paint a surprisingly bullish view from those executives given the impact in the US economy and even warnings from some health experts of a supposed second wave of Coronavirus infections. If that optimism translates to fewer layoffs and more investment, it could help limit the economic damage during the current crisis.

"They see a successful path through the crisis," and "You can argue that sense of fighting spirit is what made the economy great."

Please read more at: America is very, very bullish on the Economy in 2020/21