The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom covers 12 freedoms—from property rights to financial freedom—in 186 countries. Each freedom is graded on a scale of 0 to 100 and a country ...

Of 184 countries graded in the 2025 Index of Economic Freedom, Taiwan finished at number four—trailing only its neighbors Singapore, Switzerland, and Ireland. On measure after measure, Taiwan ...

Some contend that the validity of the index is called into question by high growth rates in nations with lower levels of economic freedom. Moreover, modern economies, including those in northern ...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has advanced to the second position in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, rising from last year’s third place, in the 2025 Global Economic Freedom Index released by The ...

THE Philippines went up six notches to 82 nd out of 176 countries and is now considered “moderately free,” according to a global index on economic freedom by The Heritage Foundation.

Romania's nuclear energy program, particularly small modular reactors, is key to its energy independence and is in America's interest.