World's Next Great Cities

As globalization continues to push once small cities into the world spotlight, new economic powerhouses have been created all over the world. Based on the results of Mastercard's Emerging Market Index, these are the 10 emerging market cities around the world that are the most ascendant on the global commercial scene. Ranked on eight categories: economic and commercial environment, economic growth and development, business environment, financial service environment, commercial connectivity to world markets, education levels and IT connectivity, quality of life and risk and security. See All of the World's Next Great Cities



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