Global Cities Index 2010 released…
September 2, 2010 | No Comments
As an update to the piece I posted a few weeks ago about Toronto’s global city status, Foreign Policy have released their global cities index for 2010. The over arching trend is a movement from West to East however the old school power houses still remain at the top of the list. New York, London, Tokyo and Paris are still the big four. Toronto is weighed in at 14th and many cities that appeared on the index last year have vanished. For a look at the index and other information visit Foreign Policy. According to Foreign Policy:
‘We are at a global inflection point. Half the world’s population is now urban — and half the world’s most global cities are Asian. The 2010 Global Cities Index, a collaboration between Foreign Policy, management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, reveals a snapshot of this pivotal moment. In 2010, five of the world’s 10 most global cities are in Asia and the Pacific: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, and Seoul. Three — New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles — are American cities. Only two, London and Paris, are European. And there’s no question which way the momentum is headed: Just as more people will continue to migrate from farms to cities, more global clout will move from West to East’.
Toronto, ON. Ranked 14th.
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