{"id":28837,"date":"2025-01-07T07:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T07:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/?p=28837"},"modified":"2025-01-07T07:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T07:55:32","slug":"dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Ranked 8th in the Global Cities Power Index 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024\/#Dubai_Tops_Regional_Rankings_Again_and_Secures_8th_Place_Globally_in_the_%E2%80%9CGlobal_Cities_Power_index%E2%80%9D\" >Dubai Tops Regional Rankings Again and Secures 8th Place Globally in the \u201cGlobal Cities Power index&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024\/#Outstanding_Achievements_in_Key_Categories\" >Outstanding Achievements in Key Categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024\/#Other_Rankings\" >Other Rankings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/dubai-ranked-eight-in-global-cities-power-index-2024\/#Global_Competitors\" >Global Competitors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dubai_Tops_Regional_Rankings_Again_and_Secures_8th_Place_Globally_in_the_%E2%80%9CGlobal_Cities_Power_index%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Dubai Tops Regional Rankings Again and Secures 8th Place Globally in the \u201cGlobal Cities Power index&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the second consecutive year, Dubai has been ranked first in the region and eighth globally in the \u201cGlobal Cities Power Index 2024,\u201d released by the Urban Strategies Institute of the Mori Memorial Foundation in Japan. This achievement places Dubai ahead of renowned cities like Berlin, Madrid, Shanghai, Copenhagen, and Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>The annual report evaluates 48 leading cities worldwide based on their ability to attract talent, creative organizations, investments, and capital. The evaluation covers 70 indicators across six key areas: <strong>economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and ease of access.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outstanding_Achievements_in_Key_Categories\"><\/span>Outstanding Achievements in Key Categories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accessibility:<\/strong> Dubai ranked fourth globally for its accessibility, which considers factors like international freight movement, the number of travelers arriving and departing through city airports, flight connectivity, efficient public transport, and ease of using taxis or bicycles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Interaction:<\/strong> The city secured fifth place globally in cultural interaction, which looks at foreign resident numbers, annual tourist arrivals, iconic attractions, <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/a>, cultural festivals, and international conferences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economy:<\/strong> Dubai ranked 15th globally in the economy category, which assesses aspects such as GDP, GDP per capita, stock market performance, skilled workforce availability, wage levels, corporate tax rates, and the overall business climate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Rankings\"><\/span>Other Rankings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>25th in Quality of Life<\/li>\n<li>32nd in Research and Development<\/li>\n<li>43rd in Environmental Factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_Competitors\"><\/span>Global Competitors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After Seoul, Amsterdam, and Dubai, Berlin and Madrid secured the ninth and tenth spots, respectively. The subsequent rankings included Shanghai, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Stockholm, Vienna, Beijing, Sydney, Hong Kong, Barcelona, and Zurich in 20th place.<\/p>\n<p>Further down the list were Dublin, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Toronto, San Francisco, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Helsinki, Taipei, Milan, Istanbul, Boston, Moscow, and Osaka. The rankings concluded with Vancouver, Washington, D.C., Tel Aviv, Bangkok, S\u00e3o Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, Fukuoka, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Jakarta, Cairo, Johannesburg, and Mumbai at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai\u2019s impressive performance in the index reaffirms its position as a global hub for innovation, culture, and business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Tops Regional Rankings Again and Secures 8th Place Globally in the \u201cGlobal Cities Power index&#8221; For the second consecutive year, Dubai has been ranked first in the region and eighth globally in the \u201cGlobal Cities Power Index 2024,\u201d released by the Urban Strategies Institute of the Mori Memorial Foundation in Japan. This achievement places Dubai ahead of renowned cities like Berlin, Madrid, Shanghai, Copenhagen, and Melbourne. The annual report evaluates 48 leading cities worldwide based on their ability to attract talent, creative organizations, investments, and capital. The evaluation covers 70 indicators across six key areas: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and ease of access. Outstanding Achievements in Key Categories Accessibility: Dubai ranked fourth globally for its accessibility, which considers factors like international freight movement, the number of travelers arriving and departing through city airports, flight connectivity, efficient public transport, and ease of using taxis or bicycles. Cultural Interaction: The city secured fifth place globally in cultural interaction, which looks at foreign resident numbers, annual tourist arrivals, iconic attractions, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, cultural festivals, and international conferences. Economy: Dubai ranked 15th globally in the economy category, which assesses aspects such as GDP, GDP per capita, stock&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":28839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28837"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28840,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28837\/revisions\/28840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabbusinessconsultant.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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