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Acknowledgments The World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Barbados Shaping the Future of Economic Progress is pleased to The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies Don. D. Marshall, Director acknowledge and thank the following organizations as its valued Partner Institutes, without which the realization Belgium Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management of The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018 would Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Dean and Professor not have been feasible: Soha Saati, Corporate Alliances Manager Albania Benin Institute for Contemporary Studies (ISB) Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique Artan Hoxha, President (IREEP) Elira Jorgoni, Senior Expert Horace Gninanfon, Research Assistant Endrit Kapaj, Expert Stéphania Houngan, Research Associate Richard Houessou, Research Associate Algeria Romaric Samson, Research Assistant Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Léonard Wantchekon, Director Développement (CREAD) Mohamed Yassine Ferfera, Director Bhutan Khaled Menna, Research Fellow Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) Tshering Lhaden, NTM Desk Officer Argentina Phub Tshering, Secretary General IAE—Universidad Austral Kesang Wangdi, Deputy Secretary General Carlos Marcelo Belloni, Research Analyst Eduardo Fracchia, Director of Academic Department of Bosnia and Herzegovina Economics MIT Center, School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo Armenia Zlatko Lagumdzija, Professor Economy and Values Research Center Zeljko Sain, Executive Director Manuk Hergnyan, Chairman Jasmina Selimovic, Assistant Director Sevak Hovhannisyan, Board Member and Senior Associate Botswana Australia Botswana National Productivity Centre Australian Industry Group Letsogile Batsetswe, Research Consultant and Statistician Colleen Dowling, Senior Research Analyst Baeti Molake, Executive Director Julie Toth, Chief Economist Phumzile Thobokwe, Manager, Information and Research Innes Willox, Chief Executive Services Department Austria Brazil Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Christoph Badelt, Director Center Gerhard Schwarz, Coordinator, Survey Department Carlos Arruda, Professor and Director of the FDC Innovation Azerbaijan and Entrepreneurship Center Azerbaijan Marketing Society Ana Burcharth, Associate Professor Fuad Aliyev, Consultant Arthur Paiva Ramos, Research Assistant Ashraf Hajiyev, Coordinator Brunei Darussalam Bahrain Ease of Doing Business Unit, Energy and Industry Department Bahrain Economic Development Board at the Prime Minister’s Office Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Nada Azmi, Manager, Competitiveness Advocacy Fatema Al Atbi, Junior Officer, Competitiveness Advocacy Bulgaria Center for Economic Development Bangladesh Adriana Daganova, Expert, International Programmes and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Projects Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director Anelia Damianova, Senior Expert Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow Mastura Safayet, Programme Associate The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018 | 375 Acknowledgments Burundi Congo, Republic Democratic of Faculty of Economics and Management, Research Centre Congo-Invest Consulting (CIC) for Economic and Social Development (CURDES), National Teza Bila, Managing Director University of Burundi Alphonse Mande, Project Coordinator Ferdinand Bararuzunza, Director of the Centre Croatia Gilbert Niyongabo, Head of Department National Competitiveness Council Léonidas Ndayizeye, Dean of the Faculty Jadranka Gable, Advisor Cambodia Kresimir Jurlin, Research Fellow Nuppun Institute for Economic Research (NUPPUN) Cyprus Chakriya Heng, Administrative Assistant European University of Cyprus Research Center Pisey Khin, Director Bambos Papageorgiou, Head of Socioeconomic & Academic Chanthan Tha, Senior Research Assistant Research Cameroon Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd Comité de Compétitivité (SELPI) Maria Georgiadou, Consultant for Innovation & Lucien Sanzouango, Permanent Secretary Entrepreneurship Guy Yakana, Expert Junior Charis Pouangare, Director of Corporate Banking and SME Samuel Znoumsi, Expert Senior Czech Republic Canada CMC Graduate School of Business The Conference Board of Canada Tomáš Janča, Executive Director Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Jessica Edge, Senior Research Associate Denmark Natalie Verania, Administrative and Meeting Coordinator Danish Technological Institute Hanne Shapiro, Innovation Director, Division for Business and Cape Verde Society Center for Applied Statistics and Econometrics Research – Stig Yding Sørensen, Center Director, Center for Business and INOVE Policy Analysis Júlio Delgado, Director Jerónimo Freire, Project Manager Ecuador Frantz Tavares, Chief Executive Officer ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) Chad Virginia Lasio, Dean Groupe de Recherches Alternatives et de Monitoring du Projet Andrea Samaniego, Project Coordinator Pétrole-Tchad-Cameroun (GRAMP-TC) Sara Wong, Professor Antoine Doudjidingao, Researcher Gilbert Maoundonodji, Director Egypt Celine Nénodji Mbaipeur, Programme Officer The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) Abla Abdel Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research Chile Khaled Wahid, Head of Statistical Department School of Government, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Ignacio Briones, Dean Estonia Julio Guzman, Assistant Professor Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI) Marje Josing, Director China Institute of Economic System and Management Enterprise Estonia (EAS) Chen Wei, Division Director and Professor Tanel Rebane, Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre Li Xiaolin, Research Fellow Ethiopia Li Zhenjing, Deputy Director and Professor African Institute of Management, Development and The China Center for Economic Statistics Research, Tianjin Governance University of Finance and Economics Adugna Girma, Operations Manager Bojuan Zhao, Professor Tegegne Teka, Senior Expert Lu Dong, Professor Jian Wang, Associate Professor Finland Hongye Xiao, Professor ETLA—The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy Huazhang Zheng, Associate Professor Markku Kotilainen, Research Director Petri Rouvinen, Research Director Colombia Vesa Vihriälä, Managing Director National Planning Department Santiago Matallana, Director, Private Sector Development France Luis Fernando Mejía, Director HEC Paris, HEC Paris Executive Education Sara Rivera, Project Manager Inge Kerkloh-Devif, Executive Director, Global Business Development Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness Armelle Dufour, Project Director, Global Initiatives Rosario Córdoba, President Chloé Hayreaud, Project Manager, Global Business Rafael Puyana, Vice President Development Gabon Confédération Patronale Gabonaise Alain Ba Oumar, President Regis Loussou Kiki, General Secretary Gina Eyama Ondo, Assistant General Secretary 376 | The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018 Acknowledgments Gambia, The Ireland Gambia Economic and Social Development Research Institute Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, (GESDRI) Competitiveness Unit, Strategic Policy Division Makaireh A. Njie, Director John Maher, Senior Policy Analyst Georgia Ibec, representing Irish Business Business Initiative for Reforms in Georgia Fergal Obrien, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Tamara Janashia, Executive Director Geraldine Anderson, Head of Research Giga Makharadze, Founding Member of the Board of Directors School of Economics, University College Cork Mamuka Tsereteli, Founding Member of the Board of Directors Stephen Brosnan, Research Assistant Eleanor Doyle, Head of School Germany Sean O’Connor, Research Assistant WHU—Otto Beisheim School of Management Ralf Fendel, Professor, Chair of Monetary Economics Israel Michael Frenkel, Professor, Chair of Macroeconomics and Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) International Economics Shraga Brosh, President Dan Catarivas, Foreign Trade & International Relations Director Ghana Ruby Ginel, Managing Director Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) James Asare-Adjei, President Italy John Defor, Deputy Director, Policy & Research SDA Bocconi School of Management Seth Twum-Akwaboah, Chief Executive Officer Paola Dubini, Associate Professor, Bocconi University Francesco A. Saviozzi, SDA Professor, Strategic and Greece Entrepreneurial Management Department SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises Michael Mitsopoulos, Senior Advisor, Macroeconomic Analysis Jamaica and European Policy Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM), The Thanasis Printsipas, Associate Advisor, Macroeconomic University of the West Indies Analysis and European Policy Michael Williams, Executive Director (Acting) William Lawrence, Director, Professional Services Unit Guatemala Patricia Douce, Project Administrator, Professional Services FUNDESA Unit Felipe Bosch G., President of the Board of Directors Juan Carlos Zapata, Chief Executive Officer Japan Keio University Haiti Jiro Tamura, Professor of Law, Keio University Group Croissance S.A. Kesner F. Pharel, Chief Executive Officer In cooperation with Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) Hong Kong SAR Hironori Saito, General Manager, Planning & Co-ordination, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Keizai Doyukai Rocky Tung, Senior Economist Jordan Federation of Hong Kong Industries Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Alexandra Poon, Director Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh,