Dubai maintained its top spot in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, placing in the top 25 for the fourth year in a row and 24th overall on Kearney's Global Cities Index.
Under the human capital dimension, ease of entrance is a new indicator that highlights how well cities can draw in and keep international talent.
The survey stated that Saudi Arabia's Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Dammam showed flexibility in the face of geopolitical and global economic concerns.
Measurement and analysis of the global character and connection of the world's most globally linked and prominent urban regions are the goals of Kearney's annual Global Cities Report, which is made up of the Global Cities Index (GCI) and Global Cities Outlook (GCO).
The Global Cities Index (GCI) measures a city's capacity to draw in, hold onto, and produce international flows of people, capital, and ideas. Human capital, information sharing, cultural experience, political involvement, and commercial activity are the five main criteria used to evaluate cities.
