Singapore tops global study as city most conducive for business

Singapore has topped a list of 11 global cities as the place most conducive for doing business.

This was according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Partnership for New York City.

Out of a total of nine indicators used for assessment, Singapore scored well in three of them which were demographic advantages, safety and security, and ease of doing business.

The other six indicators were intellectual capital, technology IQ and innovation, transportation assets, financial clout, cost and lifestyle assets.

The other cities in the study were Atlanta, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo and Toronto.

Source: Channel NewsAsia, 20 March 2007