International Business / The Pacific

U.S., Singapore Lead Poll on Investing: The annual survey, conducted by the International Institute for Management and Development in Switzerland, asked about 2,500 international business and finance executives worldwide questions regarding which countries are most desirable for investment. Preliminary results show executives rated the United States as most attractive, followed by Singapore, Britain, Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland and China, the institute said. Executives were asked to consider “cultural openness,” labor costs and a nation’s fiscal and monetary policies. The complete findings are to be published in September in the World Competitiveness Yearbook.