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Denmark ranks fourth in the OECD for competitiveness, according to the Danish Chamber of Commerce’s latest competitiveness barometer which compares 35 OECD countries. Sweden and Finland are also among the top ten. A new report will throw fresh light on the Nordic region’s competitiveness.

The high density of innovation environments is a defining feature of the Öresund region. A Danish-Swedish event discussed how cooperation, and thereby competitiveness, can be strengthened to better realise this potential. Another question was whether Greater Copenhagen could become “Greater Greater Copenhagen” when the new physical link between Scandinavia and Germany opens.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has commissioned Copenhagen Economics to produce a study examining Nordic competitiveness. The report will be published in September.

Iceland has again climbed on the World Competitiveness Ranking, published annually by the IMD Business School in Switzerland. It measures economic performance, public efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure. In 2010, Iceland ranked number 30, but last year the country had climbed to 15th place, up two places on the year before.

Norway’s “Draghi report” shows that the country lags behind other Nordic countries in terms of innovation, technology and the green transition. The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, NHO, has identified seven ways of strengthening Norway’s competitiveness. Meanwhile, a Nordic “Draghi report” is also being welcomed.