Germany has moved up the economic league tables to become the fifth most economically competitive country in the world and the highest-ranked eurozone country, according to a yearly study by the World Economic Forum. Europe's most populous nation moved up two places since last year, when it was ranked seventh worldwide.

"Amid concerns about the outlook for the global economy, policymakers must not lose sight of long-term competitiveness fundamentals amid short-term challenges," said Xavier Sala-i-Martin, co-author of the report and an economics professor at New York's Columbia University [...]

Link to the article