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Article: Lebanon slips ranks in World Bank knowledge economy.
- Article from:
- The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: Daily Star Staff
Summary: Lebanon has placed 76th of 146 countries worldwide and ninth among 18 countries in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region on the Knowledge Economy Index.AaThis is a drop from the first such World Bank survey, compiled in 1995; then Lebanon ranked 65th place globally and seventh place regionally.AaThe findings, recently reported by Lebanon This Week.
BEIRUT: Lebanon has placed 76th of 146 countries worldwide and ninth among 18 countries in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region on the Knowledge Economy Index.AaThis is a drop from the first such World Bank survey, compiled in 1995; then Lebanon ranked 65th ...