The International Institute for Management Develop-ment, based in Switzerland, ranked Greece 30th and Turkey 44th in business competitiveness among the world's 49 most industrialized and emerging economies, based on 286 criteria in economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure. The U.S. ranked 1st, and Indonesia ranked 49th. A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers ranks Cyprus as the third best-suited country for EU enlargement among the six slated for accession in the next several years. Slovenia and Malta rank 1st and 2nd, and the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland lag behind at 4th, 5th, and 6th, respectively. EU member Greece ranks lower in EU suitability than all aspirants except Poland.
Turkey is ranked as currently unsuitable.
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