This index shows best markets for entrepreneurial finance and the list covers 121 countries.
"For the first time since the rankings began, the United Kingdom tops this year"s Milken Institute Capital Access Index. Hong Kong, last year"s number one, dropped to second this year, followed by Singapore and the United States," the institute reported on its web site.
The institute explains that "the index is a comprehensive analysis of the breadth, depth and vitality of capital markets around the world".
Last year Croatia was ranked as the 65th.