Singapore ranks top in Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future 2011/12 ranking

Singapore retains its position at the top of fDi Magazine’s Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future ranking.  It has held on to first place in the 2011/12 ranking, ahead of Shanghai and Seoul. The ranking focuses on a mixture of data and expert opinion to rank cities which have the best prospects for inward investment, economic development and business expansion.  Singapore scored well in all categories, and was placed in the top five for economic potential, business friendliness and human resources, while claiming the top position for infrastructure and FDI strategy.

Chinese cities performed particularly well, but the effects of recession and natural disaster have seen Tokyo fall from second place to ninth.  Shanghai is ranked in second place and topped the economic potential and human resources categories, performing notably strongly in the business friendliness category.

Seoul finished third in the ranking, up from fifth place in the Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future 2009/10 list. The South Korean capital performed well in the infrastructure and human resources categories.

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