金融发展排行 英国超越美国排第一
The U.K. overtook the U.S. to become the top country for financial development, according to a ranking by the World Economic Forum. The report on the world's 55 most finance-focused locales puts the U.S. third, also behind Australia, which leapt from 11th place in 2008. Singapore and Hong Kong filled the fourth and fifth spots, up from eighth and 10th, respectively. Japan fell to ninth place, from fourth in 2008. The report looks at a number of factors, including the business environment, financial stability, financial markets, banking and nonbanking financial services, and access by individuals and businesses to different forms of capital and financial services. All factors were weighted equally. Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economics professor who co-wrote the WEF's Financial Development Report, said changes from last year's ranking, including the downgrade of the U.S. from the No. 1 spot, reflect lingering effects of the credit crisis and global economic downturn. The U.K., which ranked second in 2008, ranked first among nations for nonbanking financial services. It ranked second for financial markets, behind the U.S., and for banking financial services, behind Hong Kong. The U.K. ranked 37th out of 55 nations for financial stability and the U.S. 38th, well behind leader Norway. Both the U.K. and U.S. ranked poorly on the stability of the currency and the banking system. Hong Kong finished third, with Switzerland second; Singapore ranked fifth and Australia ranked ninth. |