Czech Republic ranks 26th on BDO’s investment potential list

The Czech Republic has placed 26th on BDO’s 2015 list ranking the investment potential of 174 states. The country slipped one place down the ladder compared to last year, but it is still the second best ranking since 2012, the ctk news agency reports. According to the BDO list, the Czech Republic is the most investment-friendly country of the post-communist bloc. The top three places went to Hong Kong, Singapore and the Netherlands. South Korea is bottom of the list. BDO, one of the world’s largest accountancy networks, ranks countries’ investment potential by comparing them over several categories using measurable factors relating to labour market performance. Countries are compared in three main areas: economic, political-legal and socio-cultural.