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Post by Emperor AAdmin on Oct 6, 2010 22:04:30 GMT -5
Montenegro Ranked Most Competitive Country in Balkans
Political Capital Institute-Balkans.com - 17.09.2010
Montenegro rises faster than any other European country in the World Economic Forum 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Index Montenegro’s economy ranked more competitive than many European Union members Montenegro’s scores for corruption and organized crime are lower than nearly any other Balkan nation's.
Montenegro, the Adriatic republic that aims to become a candidate for EU membership by the end of the year, is ranked as the most competitive nation in the Balkans in the World Economic Forum’s 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report.
Montenegro placed 49th out of 139 countries in the survey, 13 places better than its 2009-2010 rank. This represents the biggest year-to-year increase of any European country. Montenegro also beat out several EU member states in the competitiveness stakes:
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index 2010-11 (Rankings from 1 to 139) Rank Score:
Switzerland 1 5.63 Bulgaria: 71 4.13 Montenegro: 49 4.36 Croatia: 77 4.04 Malta: 50 4.34 FYR Macedonia: 79 4.02 Hungary: 52 4.33 Greece: 83 3.99 Slovakia: 60 4.25 Albania: 88 3.94 Romania: 67 4.16 Serbia: 96 3.84 Latvia: 70 4.14 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 102 3.70
The survey data also indicates that Montenegro is making strides in its battle to roll back corruption and organized crime. Montenegro has the second-lowest rank for organized crime among the nine Balkan nations, and fewer survey respondents named corruption as “the most problematic factor for doing business” in Montenegro than in any other Balkan country except Romania and FYR Macedonia.
The survey data also indicates that Montenegro is making strides in its battle to roll back corruption and organized crime. Montenegro has the second-lowest rank for organized crime among the nine Balkan nations, and fewer survey respondents named corruption as “the most problematic factor for doing business” in Montenegro than in any other Balkan country except Romania and Macedonia. (See tables below) The positive assessment follows Montenegro's "Guillotine of Regulations” initiative, which reduced the opportunity for bribery by cutting state bureaucracy. Business people are no longer tempted to "grease the machinery" of government in order to obtain their permits in a timely manner.
The results pay testimony to Montenegro’s success in building Western-style institutions on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration. A country’s institutional environment is the first of 12 “pillars” that the World Economic Forum uses to determine the index rankings. Montenegro once again topped its neighbors:
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index 2010-11 First Pillar: Institutions (Rankings from 1 to 139) Montenegro: 45 Croatia: 86 Albania: 63 Bulgaria: 114 FYR Macedonia: 80 Serbia: 120 Romania: 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 126 Greece: 84
The World Economic Forum, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has published the Global Competitiveness Index every year since 1979. Researchers compiled the index by determining the key factors that underpin a country's economy. Policymakers and investors use this information to assess a country's potential for productivity. The rankings are based on information from international organizations, national sources and a detailed Executive Opinion Survey distributed to respondents in all countries. www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=71031
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Post by dusko1 on Oct 8, 2010 18:02:35 GMT -5
This is good news. Good thing they went independent.
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Post by Marshall_Stanko on Oct 8, 2010 22:40:54 GMT -5
This is good news. Good thing they went independent. Majority of the politicians in Montenegro are involved in organised crimes and are mafias and criminals themselves. Does Djukanovic and the smugglings and trafficing of tobbaco rings a bell.
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Post by dusko1 on Oct 9, 2010 2:36:09 GMT -5
This is good news. Good thing they went independent. Majority of the politicians in Montenegro are involved in organised crimes and are mafias and criminals themselves. Does Djukanovic and the smugglings and trafficing of tobbaco rings a bell. Very typical. Nothing new here. I was expecting some lame response like this & it's usually the same old smuggling & trafficking response or mafia crap. Don't you have anything new to say? So who gives a shit about smuggling & trafficking tobacco. Too easy to pick on the small countries like Crna Gora. Like all the other politicians are any better? Give your head a shake. Name one politician who is not involved with anything. C'mon buddy let's hear it.
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Post by Marshall_Stanko on Oct 9, 2010 6:38:12 GMT -5
Majority of the politicians in Montenegro are involved in organised crimes and are mafias and criminals themselves. Does Djukanovic and the smugglings and trafficing of tobbaco rings a bell. Very typical. Nothing new here. I was expecting some lame response like this & it's usually the same old smuggling & trafficking response or mafia crap. Don't you have anything new to say? So who gives a s**t about smuggling & trafficking tobacco. Too easy to pick on the small countries like Crna Gora. Like all the other politicians are any better? Give your head a shake. Name one politician who is not involved with anything. C'mon buddy let's hear it. I cant name any because all Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian and Kosovo Albanian governments are criminals, crooks, currupted and involved in organised crimes on a international level.
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Post by dusko1 on Oct 9, 2010 8:41:18 GMT -5
Very typical. Nothing new here. I was expecting some lame response like this & it's usually the same old smuggling & trafficking response or mafia crap. Don't you have anything new to say? So who gives a s**t about smuggling & trafficking tobacco. Too easy to pick on the small countries like Crna Gora. Like all the other politicians are any better? Give your head a shake. Name one politician who is not involved with anything. C'mon buddy let's hear it. I cant name any because all Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian and Kosovo Albanian governments are criminals, crooks, currupted and involved in organised crimes on a international level. It doesn't really matter where the politicians are from wether it be the Balkans or Western Europe or North America they're all crooks & involved with some shady shit. It's not just in the Balkan countries my friend.
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Post by Marshall_Stanko on Oct 9, 2010 9:00:26 GMT -5
I cant name any because all Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian and Kosovo Albanian governments are criminals, crooks, currupted and involved in organised crimes on a international level. It doesn't really matter where the politicians are from wether it be the Balkans or Western Europe or North America they're all crooks & involved with some shady s**t. It's not just in the Balkan countries my friend. I am not talking about Western Europe or North America, i am talking about the Balkans and the Former Yugoslavia. This is what the topic is about? And your question has been answered. ;D
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Post by dusko1 on Oct 9, 2010 16:31:21 GMT -5
It doesn't really matter where the politicians are from wether it be the Balkans or Western Europe or North America they're all crooks & involved with some shady s**t. It's not just in the Balkan countries my friend. I am not talking about Western Europe or North America, i am talking about the Balkans and the Former Yugoslavia. This is what the topic is about? And your question has been answered. ;D I know dude I'm also stating that politicians from other countries are corrupted lying crooks. Every single one of them.
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Post by gavrilo on Oct 9, 2010 21:30:22 GMT -5
Man I live in BG all the mobsters have connects to CG. Look at Saric, fled to CG.
I personally think that serbian mobsters from both borders helped serbia and cg secede for personal gains. Cg is a haven for criminals dusko ur nuts if u don't think so u def haven't lived in the ex-yu
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Post by dusko1 on Oct 10, 2010 18:06:21 GMT -5
Man I live in BG all the mobsters have connects to CG. Look at Saric, fled to CG. I personally think that serbian mobsters from both borders helped serbia and cg secede for personal gains. Cg is a haven for criminals dusko ur nuts if u don't think so u def haven't lived in the ex-yu Criminals are everywhere. Not just CG. CG is a good haven because they just hide in the selo unseen & is great for laying low. By the way this thread is totally derailed.
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Post by radovic on Oct 25, 2010 21:58:56 GMT -5
Man I live in BG all the mobsters have connects to CG. Look at Saric, fled to CG. I personally think that serbian mobsters from both borders helped serbia and cg secede for personal gains. Cg is a haven for criminals dusko ur nuts if u don't think so u def haven't lived in the ex-yu Given the model Montenegro has chosen to emulate or that at varioujs times influential in Montenegro have talked of emulating what do you expect. Montenegro wants to be something like a Dubai, Hong Kong or Singapore. Look at how these towns developed? Pass very lax business laws and allow anyone to come and invest (no matter how shady). What made Dubai what it is know? Laundered drug money and money laundered from Iran during the revolution. What made Hong Kong? Initially British profits from opium and later on Hong Kong allowing shady asian characgter to come in and invest. (This also applies to Singapore) Hell even the development of Miami can be linked to the laundering of Venezuelan money, often shady/criminal Cuban exiles and Columbian cocaine money. Theres nothing special about Montenegro. From what I;ve read Djukanovic's fmaily has stopped being involved in cigarre family since 2002. Plus most of the clique around him has stopped since 2005 -- the profits from real estate since Montenegro dissasociated its self from unstable Serbia has made them weary of being so directly tied to "dirty money" as they were before. What Montenegro does with the likes of Subotic and Saric is no different then what other small business friendly states do. In reality its no different then Switzerland and Britain do on a larger scale?
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