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.