Taipei has once again made it onto the top 100 list in the annual global cities index compiled by Oxford Economics, moving up five places from last year to be ranked the 60th best city in the world this year.
The annual index was published last month following an evaluation of the 1,000 most populated metropolises, based on five indices: economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance.
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In the overall rankings by Oxford Economics, New York maintained the top spot this year, ranking first in the economics index on the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability.
Taipei was ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance, gaining an overall ranking of 60th, up five spots from last year.
The capital city beat New York in the categories of quality of life and governance this year, as the latter was ranked 90th and 161st respectively in those areas.
In addition to Taipei, five other Taiwanese cities made the Oxford Economics list this year: Hsinchu City (201st), Taichung (223rd), Kaohsiung (231st), Tainan (270th) and Chiayi City (377th).
Globally, the top ranked cities after New York were London, Paris, San Jose, Seattle, Melbourne, Sydney, Boston, Tokyo and San Francisco, in that order.
Apart from Tokyo and Taipei, the other Asian cities that made the top 100 list were Seoul at 15th, Singapore at 21st, Hong Kong at 72nd, Kuala Lumpur at 79th and Osaka-Kyoto at 100th.
Most of the cities that made it into the top 100 list were in North American and West European nations, as the annual index prioritizes economic scale, knowledge, technical capabilities and manufacturing output.
Oxford Economics is an independent economic advisory firm, headquartered in Oxford, which provides global forecasting and quantitative analysis to international clients.
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