Taiwan drop 2 positions but still ranked 1st in Asia
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/30
By: Mabel Neo, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) –Based in Washington DC, the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute(GEDI), which produces the Global Entrepreneurship Index this year. The United States of America topped the index, which ranked 137 countries while Taiwan falls back two positions this year, ranking No. 18.
Each country is ranked according to its GEI score which includes the three main sub-indexes: Entrepreneurial Attitudes, Entrepreneurial Ability, and Entrepreneurial Aspirations. GEDI collects data on the entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities, and aspirations of the local population and then weigh these against the prevailing social and economic infrastructure that aspects such as broadband connectivity and the transport links to external markets. [FULL STORY]