Glasgow has achieved an outstanding performance in the latest
global ranking of major financial centres.
The city leapt thirteen places up the latest Global Financial
Centres Index which measures 75 financial centres across the
world.
Glasgow rocketed upwards from its previous ranking of
46th to 33rd in the global ranking. In
Europe, the city entered the top ten for the first time, ahead of
Amsterdam, Oslo, Vienna, Brussels, Madrid and Milan.
Despite the current economic climate, Glasgow's International
Financial Services District has maintained momentum over the past
12 months with a series of new job announcements from companies
such as Barclays, Santander, esure, Morgan Stanley, NFU Mutual,
Tesco Bank, HSBC and Scottish Friendly.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council,
said: "These fantastic European and world rankings for Glasgow
underline the success of our International Financial Services
District in the past decade. We have a highly-skilled and
highly-educated workforce, which, combined with an environment
supportive of business, is very attractive to investors. We
look forward to continued success in the financial sector."
The Index confirmed the dominant position of London, New York
and Hong Kong as the world's top financial centres.
Further details at http://www.financialcentrefutures.net