Romania has recorded its sharpest decline in recent years in the 2026 World Competitiveness Yearbook, published on Thursday by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Agerpres reports. Compared with the previous edition, Romania fell 12 places to 61st out of 70 economies analysed. In 2022, Romania ranked 51st. The decline places Romania behind several regional peers, including Poland, which ranks 41st. Hungary ranked 51st and Bulgaria 56th. Romania remains