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Manchester’s growth has outstripped all its UK peers in recent years. However, weak income growth and high housing costs pose...
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AI adoption is likely to reinforce regional disparities, benefiting major cities while limiting gains in smaller and industrial regions.
In this blog, we examine the economic consequences of a 1-in-200-year flood event in London and across the UK.
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Trade restrictions, increasing competition in higher value-added industries, and elevated AI investment will push cities onto different growth paths.
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Europe’s cities are at a critical point, with population stagnation, weakened industrial competitiveness, and acute housing crises weighing heavily on...
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Over the next five years, India is set to be one of the fastest-growing major economies across Asia Pacific, lead...
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The UK’s productivity performance has been lacklustre since the 2008 global financial crisis—both historically and relative to its international peers.
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The European economy has endured a challenging year in 2025, but we expect Amsterdam to hold up relatively well.
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The federal shutdown that started on October 1st is on course to be one of the longest in years and...
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Poor housing affordability is a long-term issue affecting the major cities across the Nordics. Residents of Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, and...
With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's NEOM megaproject, Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, the UK's New Towns, and the relocation of...
Explore insights from the Global Cities Index on city sustainability, key results and how governments can drive sustainable urban development.
Our latest Global Cities Index 2025 analysis of 1,000 cities around the world allows us to put major GCC cities...
Our Global Cities Index shows that whilst Southern Asian cities do not top the overall rankings, they are important global...
Our Global Cities Index shows that whilst Southern Asian cities do not top the overall rankings, they are important global...
Although each legacy city confronts distinct obstacles, they also possess distinctive strengths that can be harnessed for success in today's...
Although each legacy city confronts distinct obstacles, they also possess distinctive strengths that can be harnessed for success in today's...
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Tariff policies, rising geopolitical tensions and unprecedented uncertainty are putting pressure on cities and regions across the world.
Despite its breadth and intangibility, the impact of culture is revealed through our in-depth analysis of global city economies, and...
Oxford Economics defined the archetypes using a range of metrics from all five categories of the Global Cities Index, with...
