TIRANA, Nov. 5, 2022 – Albania’s workforce is among the most gender equal in the world when it comes to talent competition, according to the 2022 Global Talent Competitiveness Index released earlier this week.
Ranking seventh in the world in that indicator, Albania finds itself just below the world’s most progressive powerhouses — the Nordic countries and New Zealand and just above Ireland and Austria when it comes to gender equality in talent competition.
“[Global] gender inequalities call for renewed and accelerated efforts, as they have been broadening again since the start of the COVID crisis. Providing girls with equal opportunities to access school, and women with equal opportunities to access leading positions are now two critically important ways to reduce talent inequalities,” said Bruno Lanvin, co-author of the report.
Albania doesn’t do as well in the general index, ranking 65th in the world in terms of overall talent competitiveness in the 2022 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. Regionally, it leaves behind only North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. (full pdf report)
Professor Felipe Monteiro, another co-author of the report, says that after COVID, the world is once again facing unprecedented challenges of economic and geopolitical crises.
“Government, business and talent are feeling the negative compounded effects of financial, food and energy shocks, particularly impacting the poor and emerging economies. This will likely elevate the level of inequalities on the global talent scene and hinder the progress in achieving key SDG targets,” Monteiro added. “Swift actions are urgently required to reduce talent inequalities. Governments and organizations should champion economic and education reforms to allow young generations to contribute through higher levels of entrepreneurship, innovation and productivity.”
Switzerland, Singapore and Denmark are the most talent competitive countries, according to the index. Switzerland and Singapore firmly retain their leading position while Denmark makes it into the top 3. United States ranks 4th, and many European economies continue to dominate – Sweden (5th), Netherlands (6th), Norway (7th), Finland (8th) and the United Kingdom (10th). France (19th), managed to retain its spot from last year (its highest position ever). The non-European countries which rank among the Top 25 are Australia (9th), Canada (15th), New Zealand (18th), Israel (23rd), Japan (24th) and the United Arab Emirates (25th).
The 9th edition of the report covers 133 countries and 175 cities from 79 economies around the world across all income groups. It is a comprehensive annual benchmarking report that measures how countries and cities grow, attract and retain talent. It provides a unique resource for decision makers to understand the global talent competitiveness picture and develop strategies to boost their economies.
The GTCI report is published annually by INSEAD, the Business School for the World, in partnership with Portulans Institute and Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI). The report is a comprehensive annual benchmarking report that measures how countries and cities grow, attract and retain talent. It provides a unique resource for decision makers to understand the global talent competitiveness picture and develop strategies to boost their competitiveness.
The 2022 report covers 133 countries and 175 cities from around the world across all groups of income and levels of development.
