Hong Kong ranks among the top three global competitiveness UBS Lu Choi Wan: Building Hong Kong into a world-class cross-border asset management center

The Zhitong Finance App learned that in the new “World Competitiveness Annual Report”, Hong Kong's competitiveness ranking was ranked among the top three in the world. In response, UBS Hong Kong Regional Director and Chief Executive Officer Lu Caiyun said in an interview that Hong Kong should play a good role as a super contact and super value-added person in the Chinese and international markets, and further build the world's number one cross-border asset management center.

She also believes that interaction between China and the Middle East has been increasing in recent years. If we want to continue to play the role of a good super contact, Hong Kong should be positioned as a gateway for Middle Eastern investors to enter the Chinese market, further strengthen Hong Kong's position in the international financial market, and at the same time help Chinese households and investors diversify their investments and enter the Middle East market.

According to information, recently, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) officially released the “2025 World Competitiveness Annual Report”. The report shows that Hong Kong's global competitiveness continues to improve. This year's ranking has risen two more times to third in the world, and Hong Kong has once again returned to the top three in the world since 2019. Hong Kong's total score increased by 7.7 points to 99.2 points (out of 100) compared to last year. The increase was the highest among the top ten economies. At the same time, Hong Kong's ratings have risen in various fields, fully demonstrating the positive results of the Hong Kong Government's various favorable policies.

In terms of the four major competitiveness factors, Hong Kong achieved excellent results in “government efficiency” and “business efficiency”, both rising to second place in the world. “Economic performance” and “infrastructure” also improved markedly, rising to 6th and 7th place in the world, respectively. In terms of evaluating competitiveness sub-factors, Hong Kong also ranked high in scores in various fields. Among them, “tax policy” and “commercial regulations” ranked first in the world, “international investment”, “education” and “finance” ranked second in the world, and “international trade” and “management methods” ranked third in the world.