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Madrid, Nov 25 (.) .- The Global Power Cities Index (GPCI) 2021, published by the Institute of Urban Strategies of the Japanese Mori Memorial Foundation, places Madrid for the first time at number 9 in the world among the ten most attractive cities for investments, companies and talent.
The GPCI is the indicator most valued by multinationals in the processes to select the location of their new headquarters and research centers.
Since 2008, the GPCI index, the indicator most valued by multinationals in the processes to select the location of their new headquarters and research centers, observes a total of 48 cities on the five continents, analyzing 70 parameters of the following categories: economic environment , research and development, cultural interaction, quality of life, sustainability, and accessibility.
In this edition, the best scores obtained by the Spanish capital have been in the chapters of quality of life (1st position), cultural interaction (11th) and accessibility (14th).
In order of ranking, the 2021 index positions are as follows: London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Singapore, Amsterdam, Berlin, Seoul, Madrid, and Shanghai.
Gerardo Seeliger, Managing Director (CEO) of Madrid Open City, a non-profit association whose main objective is to attract investment, companies, talent and cultural and sporting events, highlights in a statement that “this is a transcendental achievement for the projection of both of the city of Madrid and of the Community “.
“In recent years,” he adds, Madrid “has climbed positions in each new edition of the index, going from position 27 in 2017 to position 9 in 2021.”
Seeliger considers that these results have been possible thanks to the “magnificent” public and private collaboration “that has been taking place in recent years, from the City Council and its institutions, especially Marca Madrid and Madrid Investment Attraction and the Community of Madrid”,
In this edition, Madrid has surpassed major world business centers such as Shangha´i, Hong Kong, Sydney or even Los Angeles (USA).
In statements sent to the media, the Madrid Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, Javier Fernández-Lasquetty, stressed that the report has highlighted the management of the pandemic in the Madrid region and its impact on the economy.
“This index will help us attract many more investments from around the world to Madrid. Madrid attracts because there is talent here, in a framework of economic freedom and with less taxes, “he added.
In this line, he stressed that “these good results have been possible thanks to the determined policy of the president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to keep Madrid open, knowing how to combine health measures with the opening of economic activity.”