Kazakhstan in top 50 of Global Competitiveness Index - minister

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Out of 144 countries in the 2014-2015 report on global competitiveness published by the World Economic Forum Kazakhstan is ranked 50th, according to Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev.

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"Out of 144 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index, Kazakhstan is placed 50th with an average score of 4.42," Minister Dossayev said at a press conference at the KazMedia Center in Astana.

According to him, Kazakhstan came at the 50th place with a score of 4.41 in 2013, and 51st with the score of 4.38 in 2012. The ranking of the World Economic Forum estimates the countries based on 12 factors.