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It is emphasized that the IMD Competitiveness Survey is an important tool for investors since it reveals the prospects for the future of each country. <\/p>\n<p>Below is the message prepared and sent by Mr. Arturo Bris, Director of IMD and I would like to ask you to proceed with the completion of the relevant questionnaire which is online at the link below (link) <strong>TAKE THE SURVEY<\/strong>,    <u>until  <\/u><u>5<\/u> <u>April<\/u><u>  20<\/u><u>2<\/u><u>6<\/u><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are invited to participate in the survey for the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking<strong>. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook<\/strong> is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of nations and has been published by IMD since 1989.<\/p>\n<p>It benchmarks the performance of over 70 economies based on more than 330 criteria and using official statistics (2\/3) and data from the Executive Opinion Survey (1\/3).<\/p>\n<p>In joining our selection of business leaders, you can evaluate the performance of your economy on competitiveness issues, as well as <strong>send an important message to government officials and media<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After completing the survey, you will receive:<\/p>\n<table width=\"93%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a7<\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\">Immediate access to the 130-page WCY 2025 summary booklet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a7<\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\">A link to access the key results of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2026 after its publication in June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a7<\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\">Your extended country profile 2026 (20-page PDF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a7<\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\">A code for a CHF 400 discount off any of the IMD World Competitiveness Center\u2019s electronic products on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imd.org\/m\/wcc\">e-shop<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"200\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/imd.eu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5aluiZ72B6hSD8G?source=partner\"><strong>TAKE THE SURVEY<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>The survey takes approx.  <strong>20 minutes to complete<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Please note that the survey will <strong>close on 5 April 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The survey is available in 29 different languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you would like to find out more about our research, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imd.org\/centers\/world-competitiveness-center\/\">https:\/\/www.imd.org\/centers\/world-competitiveness-center\/<\/a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:wccinfo@imd.org?subject=Executive%20Opinion%20Survey%20-%20IMD%20World%20Competitiveness%20Yearbook%202022\">wccinfo@imd.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you in advance for your helpful collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the tenth consecutive year, Cyprus is taking part in the competitiveness survey conducted by the IMD Business School in Switzerland, which is preparing the annual edition of the World Competitiveness Yearbook for 2026. 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