| INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING CAN BE READILY RAISED FOR SOUND PROJECTS, 1999 |
| (Selected Economies) |
| RANK: | COUNTRY: | SCORE (OUT OF 7): |
| 1. | United States | 6.40 |
| 2. | Luxembourg | 6.11 |
| 3. | Canada | 6.05 |
| 4. | Hong Kong (SAR) | 5.92 |
| 5. | Singapore | 5.90 |
| 6. | Australia | 5.86 |
| 7. | Sweden | 5.67 |
| 8. | Finland |
5.63
|
| 9. | Denmark |
5.61
|
| 10. | New Zealand |
5.58
|
| 11. | France |
5.57
|
| 12. | Germany |
5.53
|
| 13. | Switzerland |
5.43
|
| 14. | Norway |
5.41
|
| 15. | Netherlands |
5.33
|
| 16. | Ireland |
5.28
|
| 17. | Portugal |
5.26
|
| 18. | Australia |
5.21
|
| 19. | Belgium |
5.20
|
| 20. | Mauritius |
5.17
|
| 21. | Taiwan |
5.14
|
| 22. | Spain |
5.12
|
| 23. | Japan |
5.04
|
| 24. | Malaysia |
5.00
|
| 25. | Chile |
4.96
|