City of the Future.....
Posted: 04/30/2011 11:58 AM
San José Is The Fifth "City Of The Future" in Latin America
Heredia and Santa ranked high in "micro cities with future potential"
According to the ranking by the Financial Times fDi, San José is the fifth city of the future in Latin America. The publication takes into account foreign direct investment generated over the last decade and examines variables such as economic potential, human resources, quality of life, infrastructure and business climate.
fDi of Caribbean& Central American countries of the future 2011/12 will be available in August 2011. |
Taking first place in the ranking is Santiago de Chile, followed by Lima (Peru's capital), Monterrey, Mexico and Bogota, Colombia.
Moreover, Heredia centre and Santa Ana ranked fifth and eight, respectively, in the category of "micro cities with future potential".
The report, "American Cities of the Future 2011/12" is the first ever fDi ranking of cities across the American continents, New York being crowned the leading American "city of the future" for 2011/12.
In August 2011, fDi will publish a ranking of the most promising countries in the Caribbean & Central America region. We are identifying those countries with the best prospects for inward investment, economic development and business expansion.
Countries will be ranked across categories which include cost effectiveness, incentives and infrastructure.
fDi invites investment promotion agencies, operators, economic development units and local and regional governments to supply additional information about their country.
In order to help enhance your country’s competitiveness in the rankings, click below to tell us more about your location.
What is fDi?
Foreign direct investment has become the major economic driver of globalization, accounting for over half of all crossborder investments. Nearly $1 trillion in greenfield investment was announced by companies in 2008, creating almost 3 million jobs in their overseas subsidiaries.
Companies are rapidly globalizing through FDI to serve new markets and customers, map out their value chains in the most efficient locations globally, and to access technological and natural resources.
fDi Intelligence is a specialist division from the Financial Times Ltd established to provide industry leading insight into globalization with a portfolio of world-class products, services and business tools that allow organisations such as investment promotion agencies, companies, services providers and academic institutions to make informed decisions regarding foreign direct investment and associated activities. |
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