{"id":3241,"date":"2018-10-19T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezoneblog.com\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2018-10-19T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T12:07:16","slug":"nigeria-moves-upward-in-global-competitive-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/nigeria-moves-upward-in-global-competitive-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria moves upward in global competitive index"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\nThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Nigeria 115 out of 140 countries in its 2018 Global Competitiveness Index, moving ten steps upward.<br \/>\nThe report released\u00a0 by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS says Nigeria has climbed up from its 2017\/2018 ranking of 125 out of 137 countries.<br \/>\nThe report said that Nigeria\u2019s ranking improved in four of\u00a0 12 ranking pillars, namely infrastructure, health, business dynamism and innovation capability.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><br \/>\n\u201cThe current global competitiveness index ranking template has the following 12 as pillars for assessment.<br \/>\nThey are institutions, ICT adoption, macro-economic environment, skill and product market.<br \/>\nOthers are labour market, financial system, market size, business dynamism and innovation capability.<br \/>\nThe report added that the country would require improvement in the areas of institutions, ICT adoption, macro-economic environment, skill, market size among others.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><br \/>\nThe global competitiveness index provides a compass for policy makers and other stakeholders to help shape economic strategies and monitor progress.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Sunday James, says the Federal Government\u2019s \u201cEase of Doing Business Economic and Trade Policy\u201d is attracting high net worth investments.<br \/>\nThis, James said, was through liberalised Visa on Arrival (VoA), seamless and easy traveling through the airports and other entry ports.<u><\/u><u><\/u><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><br \/>\nHe said the presidential enabling business environment council was tirelessly driving the machineries and manpower to make Nigeria a preferred destination.<br \/>\nJames noted that the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, recently directed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport command of the service to expand its operational capacity.<br \/>\nThis, he said, was to ensure that the VoA facility accommodated more genuine business entities and investors into the country.<u><\/u><u><\/u><br \/>\n<span class=\"HOEnZb\"><span style=\"color: #888888\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Nigeria 115 out of 140 countries in its 2018 Global Competitiveness Index, moving ten steps upward. 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