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10 most influential cities in the world
The rise of the east has brought many Asian cities on the global map. For big businesses, Shanghai is more important than Seattle and Mumbai more important than Milan.
Forbes magazine rated cities based on the influence it has on the global businesses. In the top 10, about half the countries are from Asia. Mumbai is ranked 31st along with Johannesburg and Kuala Lumpur. Delhi comes 34th with Bangkok and Geneva.
To rank the cities, the magazine took into account factors such as air connectivity, Foreign Direct Investment, number of corporate headquarters, and presence of financial services companies.
Let’s take a look at top 10 most influential cities in the world.
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10 most influential cities in the world
Toronto
Country: Canada
Rank: 10 (tie)
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 60
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 23
Air Connectivity: 49 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 11
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10 most influential cities in the world
San Francisco Bay Area
Country:US
Rank: 10 (tie)
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 49
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 17
Air Connectivity: 38 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 12
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10 most influential cities in the world
Los Angeles
Country: US
Rank: 10 (tie)
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 35
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: N/A
Air Connectivity: 46 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: N/A
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10 most influential cities in the world
Sydney
Country:Australia
Rank: 8 (tie)
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 111
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 21
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 43 per cent
GFCI Rank: 15
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10 most influential cities in the world
Beijing
Country:China
Rank: 8 (tie)
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 142
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 45
Air Connectivity: 65 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 59
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10 most influential cities in the world
Dubai
Rank: United Arab Emirates
Rank: 7
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 245
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: N/A
Air Connectivity: 93 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 25
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10 most influential cities in the world
Hong Kong
Country: Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Rank: 6
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 234
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 48
Air Connectivity: 57 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 3
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10 most influential cities in the world
Tokyo
Country:Japan
Rank: 5
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 83
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 154
Air Connectivity: 59 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 5
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10 most influential cities in the world
Singapore
Country:Singapore
Rank: 4
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 359
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: N/A
Air Connectivity: 46 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 4
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10 most influential cities in the world
Paris
Rank: 3
Country:France
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 129
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 60
Air Connectivity: 81 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 29
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10 most influential cities in the world
New York
Country: US
Rank: 2
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 143
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 82
Air Connectivity: 70 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 2
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10 most influential cities in the world
London
Country:UK
Rank: 1
FDI Transactions (5-Year Avg.): 328
Forbes Global 2000 HQs: 68
Air Connectivity: 89 per cent
Global Financial Centres Index Rank: 1