Manchester has been recognised as Britain鈥檚 top hub outside London for global investment - while Liverpool has been recognised as a world leader for connectivity.
The FDI Intelligence European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 report, which was published today, saw Manchester named as the 海角视频鈥檚 highest ranked 鈥渓arge city鈥 overall.
London was the overall top-ranked city and topped the list of 鈥渕ajor cities鈥, beating the likes of Amsterdam, Dublin, Warsaw and Paris.
The rankings benchmark European cities and regions and follow an analysis of 509 locations across the continent. Factors used to measure cities and regions included the amount of hi-tech manufacturers, the number of jobs created by inward FDI, the number of days taken to start a business, and ease of doing business.
Manchester was in the top ten in several of the large city categories. It was ranked fifth for 鈥渂usiness friendliness鈥, seventh for 鈥渆conomic potential鈥, and ninth for connectivity.
In the overall Large European Cities of the Future list, Manchester ranked eighth, below Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Krak贸w, Cologne, Rotterdam and Pozna艅.
In the connectivity table for large cities, Liverpool came fourth - behind Rotterdam, Frankfurt and Hamburg, and just above Glasgow. In the 鈥渕icro-cities鈥 section of the report, Daresbury ranked fourth for connectivity.
Joe Manning, managing director at Manchester鈥檚 inward investment agency MIDAS, said: 鈥淢anchester continues to stand out as a prime destination for businesses seeking strategic opportunities in Europe. It鈥檚 promising to see that our commitment to fostering sustainable development and driving innovation has been recognised by FDI Intelligence.鈥
The FDI report also includes a ranking of 海角视频 Local Enterprise Partnerships. Greater Manchester Business Board, formerly known as the LEP, was ranked second overall behind London.
Lou Cordwell OBE, chair of Greater Manchester Business Board, said: 鈥淚t's great to see Greater Manchester as a city-region, and Manchester as a city, continue to be an attractive proposition for international investors. With access to a skilled workforce, leading academic research, regional, national and international connectivity, and strong local business networks and partnerships, we have always had a compelling offer, but now we're gaining a reputation as a leading worldwide business destination.
"To be increasingly recognised for business friendliness, economic potential and FDI strategy is a testament to the ecosystem we've created here that allows businesses to thrive. It shows Greater Manchester can compete on a global scale to attract businesses and drive the right kind of growth for our residents."
