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Economic Freedom Index

October 4 , 2018 2168 days 798 0
  • The Index of Economic Freedom 2018 was recently released by the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute.
  • India stands at 96th position among 162 countries in economic freedom. In overall ranking, India was evenly placed among BRICS nations.
  • While Russia and South Africa are ahead of India at 87th and 94th, China and Brazil are behind at 108th and 144th positions.
  • India was ranked 98th in the 2017 index. The 2018 report is based on data from 2016.
  • Hong Kong and Singapore again topped the index, continuing their streak as the first and the second country, respectively.

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