Economic Development: Europe, 2020: Frost Radar Report

Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom Emerge as the European Leaders

This report on Economic Development determines a region's future growth and development potential measured by its ability to enhance quality of life (QOL) for its citizens. This report explores Europe’s key strengths and weaknesses through country-level assessments of growth and innovation initiatives and then benchmarks each country on these 2 indices.

Europe faces a multitude of challenges in 2021, the economic repercussions of which will linger for years to come. This report on Economic Development: Europe, 2020 explores the significant challenges to the region’s growth environment, such as the anticipated impact of Brexit and the regional COVID-19 vaccination drive, among many others. The major sub-pillars used to measure each country's performance are Innovation in Education, Healthcare, Environment, Infrastructure, Human Rights, and Security.

In this research, the publisher indexes the top 10 economies in the whole of Europe, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe to determine what makes them the regional leaders. In addition, 5 case studies offer a deep dive into the innovation and growth environment of Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Switzerland, including a unique perspective that can be leveraged to enhance economic growth. The Radar is intended to empower governments, policy-makers, investors, and businesses to identify strategic imperatives for future growth.

KEY ISSUES ADDRESSED

• What are the regional strategic imperatives for the governments in Europe?
• Which countries are the regional leaders for innovation?
• Which countries are the regional leaders for growth?
• How does Eastern Europe compare to Western Europe's economic development?
• What are the driving forces for change in Europe?
• What policies and plans have aided in economic growth?
• What is the future growth potential of the European economies?