City guide

On what criteria are Global Cities ranked

Global cities are linked to the current phenomenon of globalization; their hierarchy is therefore based on economic criteria. The gross urban product (P.U.B) is the same as P.I.B but it applies to cities. The ranking of cities according to this…

The latest ranking of Global Cities: the top 10

How is such a ranking established? It’s simple: to determine how powerful a city is, the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Japanese Institute for Urban Strategies has analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of several important cities based on key criteria (economy, research…