KOF Index of Globalization: Slight Recovery of Economic Globalization

Dear Sir or Madam

The results of the economic crisis clearly slowed down the process of world-wide globalization. This is visible in the basically unchanged overall index value of the KOF Index of Globalization compared to the previous year. No changes occurred among the top five countries. Belgium is the most globalized country in the world followed by Ireland and the Netherlands. Switzerland climbed up one position and is now listed among the top ten. Lesotho and the Dominican Republic made the biggest steps both moving up by 22 places in the ranking (now ranked 127th and 69th, respectively). Samoa experienced the largest fall in the ranking (32 positions, now 135th).

Please find the press release attached. You will also find the press release and the ranking on our website. Onhttp://globalization.kof.ethz.ch/ you will find soon detailed information about the KOF Index of Globalization 2013. The website enables manifold interactive visualization and download of graphs and tables.

Yours sincerely,
KOF Corporate Communication

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