Ras Al Khaimah makes Financial Times future cities list
The Top 10 Small and Mid-Sized Cities list was divided into the categories of human capital, lifestyle, connectivity, economic potential, cost effectiveness and business friendliness.
Head of Commercial at Al Hamra Real Estate Development, Barry Ebrahimy, said: “In terms of connectivity, being just a 45-minute drive from Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, will no doubt have played an important role in ensuring Ras Al Khaimah ranked favourably on criteria related to the number of airports within 80 kilometres of the city and the number of international destinations served.
Meanwhile, with the UAE already ranked among the top 25 countries by the World Bank for ease of doing business, he said the emergence of RAK Freezone has also brought a new level of cost effectiveness to the city.
Record tourism figures are also said to be indicative of strong performance in economic potential categories, with more than 2.1 million people visiting the emirate in 2014.[Click to read the full article]
