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Research: Georgia’s Economic Freedom Index Worsened
According to the annual publication by the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal ? Index of Economic Freedom-2005, Georgia?s overall score has worsened by 0,15 points since last year reaching 3.34 points, as a result the country still remains in the ?mostly unfree? category.
The 2005 Index of Economic Freedom measures 161 countries. Low scores are more desirable. The higher scores indicate on greater level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.
Armenia is the only country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) which is in the ?mostly free? category with 2,58 points.
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