fDi Intelligence report: Tbilisi among Europe’s top cities for cost effectiveness, FDI strategy
The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi was included in the top 10 in two categories of fDi Intelligence report. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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fDi Intelligence, a publication on foreign direct investments, on Thursday published its flagship European Cities and Regions of the Future ranking, where the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi was included in the top 10 in two categories.
In the category of cost effectiveness, Tbilisi was ranked sixth, while the Turkish capital of Ankara, Bulgarian capital of Sofia and Romanian capital of Bucharest filled the first three spots.
The second category, of foreign direct investment strategy, saw Tbilisi selected in ninth place, while Barcelona, London and Berlin were listed as the top three.
The authors of the report studied 509 locations across Europe. The assessment included six categories: economic potential, human capital and lifestyle, cost effectiveness, connectivity, favourable business environment and FDI strategy.
European Best Destinations, the most visited website dedicated to travel and culture in Europe, has listed Georgia’s capital Tbilisi among the 20 best destinations to celebrate New Year in Europe.
Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze on Tuesday said official statistics produced in the country as well as evaluations of authoritative international organisations confirmed the quality of safety and security in the country was “high”.
Georgia has maintained its position as a regional leader and was ranked ahead of six European Union member states in the latest edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International this week.
Swiss risk management company Global Risk Profile (GRP) has released the Global Corruption Index 2021, with Georgia ranking 41st, following 50th place last year, among 196 countries, and ahead of nine EU and NATO member states. On the index, which measures corruption risk levels in the countries, Georgia received a score of 33.26 on a 0-100 scale, while the risk of corruption in the country was evaluated as ‘low’.