Montréal No. 1 in Canada, No. 3 in North America and No. 8 in the world for its FDI strategy
fDi Magazine’s Global Cities of the Future 2018-2019 ranking
Greater Montréal moves up among Top 10 best foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy in fDi Magazine’s Global Cities of the Future 2018/2019 ranking. The city earned top spot in Canada, 3rd place in North America, after New York City and Chicago, and 8th spot in the world, as we can see in the following table:
Greater Montréal also makes it onto the Top 25 Overall Cities of the Future for attracting FDI. It earned 17th spot among 129 major cities and clinched the top spot in Canada and 3rd place in North America after New York City (7th) and San Francisco (9th), but ahead of Seattle (18th) and Toronto (23rd).
“Montreal’s vibrant and creative culture, its world-class universities, and exceptional quality of life make it one of North America’s best cities to live and work in. By strategically promoting these strengths we were able to attract and retain an incredibly talented workforce and a record number of foreign direct investments, especially in high-tech, fast-growing industries,” stated Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal, at the announcement.
Recall that earlier this fall, Greater Montréal was crowned the no. 1 city in the Americas for foreign direct investment by WAVTEQ’s City FDI Performance Index study and fDi Magazine gave it top honours for best FDI strategy in the Digital Economies of the Future ranking.
Montréal International earns award for best aftercare support of subsidiaries at the fDi Strategy Awards 2018
Alongside the Global Cities of the Future 2018/2019 ranking, fDi Magazine also announced the 2018 winners for best investment promotion agencies of the year. MI earned recognition in the “aftercare” category for the support it provided to foreign subsidiaries.
About the fDi Magazine rankings
The Global Cities of the Future 2018/2019 list is part of fDi Magazine’s series of Cities of the Future rankings, highlighting the most promising locations in the world for future investment. fDi Magazine is part of the fDi Intelligence division of the Financial Times.
To access details of the fDi Global Cities of the Future 2018/2019 ranking and to see the winners of the fDi Strategy Awards 2018, go to the fDi Magazine website, then the “rankings” section at the following link.
