UAE ranks 27 on global business resilience index

(PTI) / 2 April 2015

Among the top 10 countries that are most resilient, Norway is followed by Switzerland (2), Netherlands (3), Ireland (4), Luxembourg (5), Germany (6), Qatar (7), Canada (8), Finland (9) and the US (10).

New York – UAE has been ranked a low 27 out of 130 countries on an index that measures business resilience of nations based on economic, risk quality and supply chain factors.
The 2015 FM Global Resilience Index has been topped by Norway for being the country best suited for companies seeking to avoid disruptions in their global supply chain operations.
Venezuela is ranked last on the list.
Among the top 10 countries that are most resilient, Norway is followed by Switzerland (2), Netherlands (3), Ireland (4), Luxembourg (5), Germany (6), Qatar (7), Canada (8), Finland (9) and the US (10).
India, “despite its scope and global potential”, ranks 119, falling from 112^th rank in 2014.
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On the economic parameter, which takes into account GDP, political risk and oil intensity, India is ranked 115, the same as last year.
In the risk quality factor, India is ranked 109 for its quality of natural hazard and fire risk management, a slight improvement from its 113^th rank in 2014.
At the 123^rd spot, Pakistan is in the bottom 10 countries on the index.
The other least resilient nations to business supply chain disruption are Dominican Republic (126), Nicaragua (127) and Kyrgyz Republic (129).
Ukraine fell 31 places in this year’s index to 107^th, the biggest year-over-year fall in the rankings, owing directly to Russian military intervention there.
This worsening political risk and a weakened infrastructure are the main negative factors affecting the rank of Europe’s largest country, the report said.
“Business leaders who don’t evaluate countries and supply chain resilience can suffer long-term consequences,” FM Global executive vice president for operations Bret Ahnell said.
“If your supply chain fails, it can be difficult or impossible to get your market share, revenue and reputation back,” he said.
France, ranked 19, trails Germany at 6, the leading EU nation.
France has slid down the index in recent years, reflecting a rising risk of terrorism, evidenced tragically in Paris, and deteriorating perceptions of both infrastructure and local suppliers.
Also exposed to terrorism risk is the United Kingdom, which nevertheless held steady at 20 for the third year running, aided by its relative resistance to oil shocks.
The index provides an annual ranking of 130 countries and territories according to their business resilience to supply chain disruption.

The scores that generate the ranking are calculated as an equally-weighted composite of nine core drivers that affect resilience significantly and directly. 

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