The UN Habitat has developed a brand new way to look at the liveability of global cities. Known as the City Prosperity Index and developed by UN-Habitat, this new model combines the five dimensions of prosperity, which includes environmental sustainability, equity and social inclusion, productivity and quality of life. CONTINUE READING

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In the eyes of the International Monetary Fund, the greatest risk facing Qatar is a worsening of global liquidity and financing conditions. Individual banks, especially those that rely on large wholesale funding might face liquidity pressures and either have to resort to the central bank for dollar funding or deleverage, warns the IMF, apart from in foreign reserves of the central bank and lower valuation of Qatar’s external assets portfolio. READ MORE HERE

Dubai has the seventh best skyline in the world, according to Emporis, the respected consultancy that specialises in skyscrapers across the world.

The emirate was the only Middle Eastern city in the 50 best skylines in the world, with Doha placed second in the region at 64. READ MORE HERE

Reading McKinsey’s Urban World: Mapping The Power Of Cities convinces us that the world will belong to China by 2025 - we will just be living in it. Forget the Middle East and its oil wealth, or Latin America with its flair, charm and commodity-fuelled brilliance, or even India with its bursting economic ingenuity and labour power - China will dominate the proceedings. Read More Here