Free Market: Israel Ranked 36th

Jan 05, '06
Arutz Sheva

(IsraelNN.com) Israel has dropped three places to number 36 in the rankings of economic freedom published by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation. Israel now is ranked behind Armenia and Bahrain on freedom in trade and monetary policies and government intervention.

Hong Kong was ranked in first place for the 12th straight year. The United States and England were in the top 10, while Israel was ranked ahead of France.

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