Kazakhstan surpasses Russia, Belarus in Economic Freedom Index
15:19, 16 January 2014
ASTANA. January 16. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan is ranked 67th out of 186 countries on the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom published Wednesday by the Heritage Foundation.
In this year's jubilee ranking, Kazakhstan landed its place in the top 100 between Ghana and Montenegro, scoring 63.7 economic freedom points. It is worth mentioning that Kazakhstan's score is 0.7 point higher than last year.
The Heritage Foundation highlighted notable improvements in investment freedom, business freedom, and monetary freedom. Kazakhstan is ranked higher than its Customs Union neighbors - Russia and Belarus - 140th and 150th spots respectively.
The Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation, Washington's №1think tank, covers 10 freedoms - from poverty rights to entrepreneurship.