According to a survey by Deloitte which interviewed over 550 CEOs around the world, Italy slides in 32nd place, losing 11 positions compared to the 2010 report index of global competitiveness. first in this ranking is China and Germany, the only European country in the top ten, raises from the eighth to second place. A silver medal also supported by a and announcement given today by the Federal Statistical Destatis, according to which, in 2011, German industry has increased by 17.6% investment in machinery property and other assets. But not only good news come from Germany: due to the slowdown of the international economy and the sovereign debt crisis in the ‘Eurozone, 28% of the 2300 German companies surveyed by Iw is planning a reduction of personnel in the coming months and in 2013. In contrast, about 20% of employers intend to create new jobs, and between the expectations, the remaining 52% is to maintain the current level of employment. The ranking of competitiveness see, in order, United States, India, Korea, Taiwan, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Japan. For the next five years, the top of the league is expected to remain unchanged while India and Brazil will take the place of Germany and United States. Italy will continue its decline, with the descent to 34th place. The availability of talent, needless to say, is referred in the report to be as the most important factor for the growth of competitiveness, overcoming elements typically ‘industrial’, such as the cost of labor, cost of materials and energy costs.
Lavinia Macchiarini