The eighth Annual Competitiveness Report (ACR) benchmarks Irelands performance for 171 key competitiveness indicators against 15 other advanced countries. The ACR notes that Ireland performs well on a wide range of indicators including, attraction of FDI, corporate and personal taxes and rates of entrepreneurship.
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http://www.forfas.ie/ncc/reports/ncc_annual_05/webopt/ncc050907_acr_2005_final_webopt.pdf