Nairobi has been ranked 30th, out of a list of 30 cities, in Price Waterhouse Cooper’s sixth edition of Cities of Opportunities index.
The Index analyzes the trajectory of 30 of the world’s most significant cities – after being judged on levels of all capitals of finance, commerce, intellectual capital and innovation, technology, number of tourists and airports, transportation, healthcare, crime, sustainability, pollution, liveability and culture – just to name a few.
The 30 chosen cities – which included London, New York, Johannesburg and Nairobi – were selected based on three criteria: cities that are capital market centers, represent a broad geographic sampling, and comprise both mature and emerging economies.
Here’s how the world’s top 30 cities did:
1) London
2) New York
3) Singapore
4) Toronto
5) San Francisco
6) Paris
7) Stockholm
8) Hong Kong
9) Sydney
10) Chicago
11) Berlin
12) Los Angeles
13) Tokyo
14) Seoul
15) Madrid
16) Dubai
17) Kuala Lumpur
18) Milan
19) Beijing
20) Shanghai
21) Moscow
22) Mexico City
23) Johannesburg
24) Buenos Aires
25) Istanbul
26) Sao Paulo
27) Rio de Janeiro
28) Mumbai
29) Jakarta
30) Nairobi