Editor's Insight: NZ retains ranking as world's third freest economy
Hong Kong and Singapore also retain their placings at the top of the Heritage Foundation's index. With special audio feature.
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New Zealand has retained its third place in the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom and is among just five countries rated as “free.”
This is defined as a score of 80 and above. Hong Kong also retained its first place (88.6 points), ahead of Singapore (87.8). Switzerland (81.0) moved up to fourth,
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Editor's Insight: NZ retains ranking as world's third freest economy
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