Heritage Foundation: Poland advances to 57th spot in economic freedom ranking.

By bne IntelliNews January 11, 2013
Poland's economic freedom score is 66.0pts, making its economy the 57th freest in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, according to a report by the Heritage Foundation in cooperation with the Wall Street Journal. In 2012, Poland was ranked 64th. Its score is 1.8pts better than last year, with significant improvements in six of the 10 economic freedoms including financial freedom, management of government spending, business freedom, and freedom from corruption, the report reads. Poland is ranked 26th out of 43 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is above the world average. Advancing economic freedom for the fifth consecutive year, the Polish economy recorded the 10th largest score improvement in the 2013 Index, the Foundation also noted.

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