On the basis of these data, international companies and organisations can estimate salaries for specialists working outside their countries.

The classification of best places to live includes such factors as the political situation, the level of education, transport, medical care, the natural environment and the cultural, consumer and housing offer. Wroclaw was appreciated for life quality in the Quality of Living 2018 ranking. In the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19 ranking published in March this year, Wroclaw ranked second among middle-sized cities for business-friendly attitude and seventh among all cities of Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Kraków, Wroclaw – these are the leading Polish cities in the role of locations for foreign investments. This group has been joined by Poznań this year. The latest GaWC 2018 ranking (the previous ones were published in 2016) includes six Polish metropolises: Warszawa, Poznań, Wroclaw, Kraków, Katowice and Łódź.įor the last two years, Wroclaw has been in the Gamma category, which includes 22 cities, e.g. Warsaw joined the Alpha category a long time ago, beside Barcelona, Amsterdam, Rome or Washington.

The ranking has been topped by New York and London for years. In the GaWC ranking (not based on places), cities are assigned to a number of categories (Alpha, Beta and Gamma) and to two categories of lower importance (High Sufficiency and Sufficiency). Metropolises are selected on the basis of an analysis of economic factors, including bookkeeping, consulting, financial and legal services. They are places of highest importance for global economy and suitable locations for international institutions, offices of large companies and organisations,” stress the organisers. “The list includes the biggest, most strongly integrated and most developed cities that play a dominant role in the country where they are situated. Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities are categories formed as a result of the creation of the Global Cities Index ranking organised by the British think tank Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) in 2008.

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