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5. Georgia
Score (0–100): 97.60

Despite the severe damage the economy of Georgia suffered due to civil strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 2000, achieving robust GDP growth and curtailing inflation.

GDP growth, spurred by gains in the industrial and service sectors, remained in the 9–12 percent range in 2005–07. In 2006 and in 2008, the World Bank named Georgia the top reformer in the world.

4. Macedonia
Overall rank: 4

Successful privatization in 2000 boosted the country's reserves to over $700 million. Also, the leadership demonstrated a continuing commitment to economic reform, free trade, and regional integration. Macedonia's economy has almost always been completely agricultural in nature from the beginning.

Real GDP in the first half of 2011 increased by 5.2 percent, this robust growth was mainly driven by growth in sectors like construction, mining, quarrying, and manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade.

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